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Recipes for Procrastibaking

These baking recipes for cakes, cookies, banana bread and more are a great distraction when you should really be doing something else.

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies — Photograph by Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Paige Hicks.

Recipes

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,209
45 minutes
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Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake
Alison Roman
6478 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,478
1 1/2 hours
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Date Bars
Korsha Wilson, Tanya Holland
108 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
108
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Strawberry Scone Loaf
Melissa Clark
555 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
555
1 hour
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1020 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,020
1 1/2 hours, plus chilling
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Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Bread
Yossy Arefi
426 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
426
1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling
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Hawaiian Guava Cake
Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar
1389 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,389
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Saffron Pistachio Blondies
Priya Krishna
1044 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,044
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1040 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,040
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Perfect Black and White Cookies
Melissa Clark
1973 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,973
1 hour, plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
2 hours, plus 1 1/2 hours’ chilling
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
884
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Cheddar Beer Bread Rolls
Erin Jeanne McDowell
2392 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,392
25 minutes, plus rising
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3662 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,662
20 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1328 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,328
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Nanaimo Bars
Sara Bonisteel
1398 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,398
30 minutes, plus 1 1/2 hours’ chilling
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Cinnamon Roll Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
862 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
862
1 hour 30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ rising
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Cookies-and-Cream Pavlova
Eric Kim
701 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
701
2 ¾ hours
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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
912 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
912
40 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1378 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,378
30 minutes
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Sweet Potato Tea Cake With Meringue
Tejal Rao, Elisabeth Prueitt
545 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
545
2 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1471 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,471
1 hour, plus cooling
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Focaccia
Amelia Nierenberg, Caroline Fidanza
2326 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,326
30 minutes, plus resting and rising
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14333 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,333
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Vegan Quick Biscuits
Tara Parker-Pope, Chloe Coscarelli
658 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
658
40 minutes
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easy
Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Blue Cheese Swirl Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
440 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
440
1 hour, plus 1 3/4 hours' rising
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Kimchi Cheddar Biscuits
Bryan Washington
427 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
427
55 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
7868 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,868
1 hour 45 minutes
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Salted Pretzel Brownies
Melissa Clark
599 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
599
1 hour
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Cheesy Garlic-Potato Monkey Bread
Erin Jeanne McDowell
332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
332
Time: 2 1/2 hours, plus overnight rising
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1208 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,208
1 1/4 hours
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French Yogurt Cake With Marmalade Glaze
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
1088 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,088
About 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5144 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,144
20 minutes
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Berry Buttermilk Cake
Dawn Perry
2713 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,713
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Maple-Pecan Sticky Buns
Yossy Arefi
631 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
631
About 1 hour, plus 2 3/4 hours’ rising and chilling
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Capirotada (Mexican Bread Pudding)
Jocelyn Ramirez
293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
293
1 1/2 hours, plus chilling and resting
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7Up Cake
Sam Sifton
1221 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,221
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Poppy Seed Tea Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1542 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,542
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Miso-Maple Loaf Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1648 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,648
1 hour 10 minutes
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One-Bowl Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake
Melissa Clark
2352 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,352
50 minutes
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easy
Cheddar Cheese Coins
Kay Chun
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
50 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Orange Marmalade Cake
Melissa Clark
1414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,414
1 1/2 hours
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Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1083 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,083
45 minutes
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