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New York Times Best Seller

Sally’s Baking 101

A New York Times Best Seller, this is the ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels, packed with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus plenty of helpful tips for best results.

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Sally McKenney

Sally McKenney is a baker, food photographer, and New York Times best-selling author. Her kitchen-tested recipes and step-by-step tutorials have given millions of readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sally’s work has been featured on TODAY, Good Morning America, Taste of Home, People, and more.

About Sally’s Baking

Fall Baking Season

Fall baking is here! This beloved baking season is full of the flavors of pumpkin, apple, cinnamon, maple, and comforting warm spices.

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Breakfast & Brunch

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it’s also an excuse to eat sweet rolls, muffins, donuts, and pastries in the morning! (OK, occasionally. But still.) Whether you’re planning a healthy wake-up meal with a delicious frittata, baked oatmeal, or breakfast casserole; or a lavish special-occasion brunch with quiche and cream cheese French toast casserole, you’re sure to find a new favorite breakfast recipe to start your day off right.

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Helpful Baking Videos

While I always include detailed step-by-step directions and photos for every recipe I publish, my team and I know how helpful it can be to actually watch a recipe come together. We’ve filmed hundreds of recipe tutorials!

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Best Baking Tips

If you’d like to learn the basics of baking, you’re in the right place—I have plenty of tips to share! The knowledge I’ve learned over the years has created a fantastic foundation on which I can build and share with readers.

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Let’s Bake Bread

Bread bakers of all levels will love easy recipes like 4-ingredient homemade bread, quick & easy soft pretzels, and this honey oat bread. This Baking With Yeast Guide is a great starting point if you are new to baking bread.

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Dinner Recipe Ideas

Here you’ll find some of my family’s favorite quick & simple dishes, including black bean burgers, 20-minute honey garlic shrimp, and creamy lemon & thyme chicken.

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Craving Cookies

Welcome to my most expansive recipe category! From the ever-popular recipes for classics like chewy chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies, to reader favorites like snickerdoodles and oatmeal raisin cookies, you’ll find literally hundreds of cookie recipes here.

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