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Beginner

Beginner Baking Recipes

Bakers of all skill levels, including beginners, love these easy-to-follow recipes. These recipes donโ€™t require any special tools, techniques, or unusual ingredients. You might be surprised by how many recipes you (or your kids) can accomplish! Try your hand at a yeast-beginnerโ€™s recipe like these soft pretzel bites; skip the fuss of assembling and decorating a layer cake by making a loaf cake instead, like this chocolate chip loaf cake; and you donโ€™t even have to turn on the oven for these easy 7-ingredient chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies.

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Beginner Bread Recipes

homemade soft pretzels on parchment.
Yeast Bread

Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels

1,765 Comments
slices of cinnamon swirl bread with icing on top.
Quick Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread

1,295 Comments
homemade artisan bread loaves
Yeast Bread

Artisan Bread Recipe (4 Ingredients)

3,109 Comments
pizza dough.
Pizza

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe for Beginners

2,587 Comments
sliced loaf of chocolate banana bread on loaf shaped cutting board.
Quick Bread

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

292 Comments
3 homemade biscuits in a pile on striped linen.
Quick Bread

Homemade Biscuits (Popular Recipe)

1,279 Comments
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Beginner Breakfast Recipes

double chocolate muffins in muffin pan
Muffins

Double Chocolate Muffins

1,270 Comments
stack of 2 banana muffins
Muffins

Quick & Easy Banana Muffins

3,883 Comments
spreading cream cheese icing on a round pan of cinnamon rolls.
Breakfast

No-Yeast Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

464 Comments
square of baked oatmeal on a white plate
Breakfast

1 Bowl Baked Oatmeal

1,006 Comments
platter of maple chicken breakfast sausage.
Breakfast

Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage

61 Comments
ham and cheddar cheese scone with chives and sea salt garnish on top sitting on brown parchment paper.
Nut Free

Savory Ham & Cheese Scones

356 Comments
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Beginner Brownie & Bar Recipes

stack of pumpkin pie bars
Brownies & Bars

Easy Pumpkin Pie Bars

266 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

512 Comments
stack of frosted sugar cookie bars
Brownies & Bars

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

162 Comments
stack of no bake chocolate peanut butter bars
Brownies & Bars

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

610 Comments
Rice krispie treats cut into squares
Brownies & Bars

Family-Favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

455 Comments
stack of chocolate chip cookie bars.
Brownies & Bars

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

465 Comments
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Beginner Cake Recipes

stack of two apple cake slices.
Cakes

Easy Apple Cake Recipe

748 Comments
slices of chocolate chip loaf cake
Cakes

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

343 Comments
6 inch chocolate cake with chocolate ganache on top sitting on a pink cake stand.
Cakes

Small Chocolate Cake (6 Inch)

642 Comments
slice of zucchini cake with fork about to remove a bite.
Cakes

Easy & Flavorful Zucchini Cake

151 Comments
slice of sprinkle funfetti cake
Cakes

Easy Homemade Sprinkle Cake

294 Comments
peach cake cut into slices sitting on bottom of springform pan.
Cakes

Fresh Peach Cake (Extra Peaches!)

326 Comments
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Beginner Candy Recipes

chocolate covered oreo balls truffles topped with crushed Oreo cookie crumbs and arranged on green baking sheet.
Candy

How to Make Oreo Balls (Truffles)

223 Comments
chocolate covered peanut butter Easter eggs
Candy

Easter Egg Peanut Butter Candies

141 Comments
Homemade chocolate truffles with various coatings
Candy

Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe

612 Comments
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Beginner Cookie Recipes

shortbread wedge cookies
Cookies

Shortbread Cookies Recipe

626 Comments
chocolate cookies with melted Andes chocolate mint spread on top on white plate.
Cookies

Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies

198 Comments
Snickerdoodle cookies
Cookies

Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles

1,318 Comments
6 giant chocolate chip cookies
Cookies

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

555 Comments
oatmeal chocolate chip cookies on gold cooling rack.
Cookies

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1,466 Comments
plate of brown sugar shortbread round cookies on white plate.
Cookies

Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies

108 Comments
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Beginner Frosting Recipes

whipped cream frosting
Frosting

Not-So-Sweet Whipped Frosting

800 Comments
vanilla buttercream in a glass bowl with wooden spoon
Frosting

Favorite Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

723 Comments
chocolate cream cheese frosting in a glass bowl and on a whisk attachment
Frosting

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

239 Comments
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Beginner Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

cheesecake pie in glass pan with slice taken out and blueberries and strawberries scattered next to the dish.
Cheesecake

Easy Cheesecake Pie

319 Comments
apple crisp in white baking dish
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Classic Apple Crisp Recipe

531 Comments
Oreo cookies and cream pie with whipped cream on top
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Cookies & Cream Pie (Oreo)

243 Comments
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Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Key Lime Pie Recipe

544 Comments
apple galette with caramel sauce on white parchment paper with apples and jar of caramel.
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Easy Apple Galette Recipe

195 Comments
decorated sugar cookie fruit pizza on pizza pan with strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, grapes, and mandarin oranges on top.
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Fruit Pizza

431 Comments
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Latest in Beginner

creamy lemon pie with whipped cream and graham cracker crust.
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Creamy Lemon Pie (7 Ingredients)

417 Comments
applesauce muffins.
Muffins

Simply Applesauce Muffins

237 Comments
creamy chicken stuffed shells with marinara and garlic spinach.
Dinner & Sides

Garlic Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Shells

51 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

512 Comments
tomato soup in bowls.
Pasta & Soup

Homemade Tomato Soup

54 Comments
homemade honey mustard pretzel pieces.
Appetizers & Snacks

Honey Mustard Pretzel Pieces

43 Comments
candied pecans in jar.
Candy

Homemade Candied Pecans

76 Comments
brioche french toast.
Breakfast

How to Make Brioche French Toast

8 Comments
chocolate snickerdoodles on cooling rack.
Cookies

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Snickerdoodles

44 Comments
gluten free almond flour sugar cookies.
Cookies

Almond Flour Sugar Cookies (GF)

66 Comments
big fat dark chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies on cooling rack.
Cookies

Big Fat Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

56 Comments
spumoni cookies.
Cookies

Spumoni Cookies (Cherry, Pistachio, Chocolate)

90 Comments
brown butter marshmallow crispy cookies.
Cookies

Brown Butter Marshmallow Crispy Cookies

155 Comments
gingerbread blossom cookies with Hershey's Kisses and Hugs.
Cookies

Gingerbread Blossoms

107 Comments
various flavors of slice and bake icebox cookies.
Cookies

Icebox Slice & Bake Cookies (1 Dough, 5 Flavors)

480 Comments
piece of bread pudding with vanilla ice cream.
Desserts

Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce

26 Comments
hands holding creme de menthe mint chocolate pie.
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Crรจme de Menthe Pie (Mint Chocolate)

53 Comments
apple brie galette with phyllo crust and fresh thyme.
Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Apple Brie Phyllo Galette

28 Comments
candy bar blondies cut into squares.
Brownies & Bars

Thick & Chewy Candy Bar Blondies

21 Comments
black velvet cupcake cut in half.
Cupcakes

Black Velvet Cupcakes

82 Comments
crusty bread sliced and sitting on marble circle with bowls of tomato soup.
Yeast Bread

Crusty No-Knead Pizza Bread

558 Comments
piece of spice cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting.
Cakes

Super Moist Spice Cake

488 Comments
browned butter cream cheese frosting in bowl with blue spatula.
Frosting

Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

31 Comments
chocolate chip cookie pizza cut into slices.
Cakes

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza

171 Comments
pumpkin crumb cake cookies with maple icing.
Cookies

Pumpkin Crumb Cake Cookies

95 Comments
overhead photo of apple cider muffins.
Muffins

Apple Cider Spice Muffins

949 Comments
platter of maple chicken breakfast sausage.
Breakfast

Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage

61 Comments
apple zucchini bread cut into slices on platter.
Quick Bread

Apple Zucchini Bread

121 Comments
marble loaf cake with ganache and fresh raspberries on top.
Cakes

Marble Loaf Cake (Updated!)

75 Comments
homemade crackers in various flavors including everything bagel, rosemary, and sesame seed.
Appetizers & Snacks

Homemade Artisan Crackers (4 Flavors)

337 Comments
cookies and cream Oreo cupcake with swirled vanilla and chocolate frosting on top.
Cupcakes

Cookies & Cream Oreo Cupcakes

30 Comments
banana baked oatmeal in white casserole dish with blueberries and banana slices.
Breakfast

Banana Baked Oatmeal

51 Comments
chocolate chip cookie cake with chocolate buttercream.
Cakes

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

713 Comments
chocolate swirl pistachio ice cream cone.
Ice Cream & Frozen Treats

Chocolate Swirl Pistachio Ice Cream

75 Comments
homemade almond butter in glass jar with white spoon.
Toppings & Sauces

Homemade Almond Butter

12 Comments
stack of chocolate chip cookie bars.
Brownies & Bars

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

465 Comments
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Cookies

The Best Sugar Cookies

2,715 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

512 Comments
stack of 2 banana muffins
Muffins

Quick & Easy Banana Muffins

3,883 Comments
6 chocolate chip cookies on silver wire cooling rack
Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

6,041 Comments
homemade banana bread slices on wooden cutting board.
Quick Bread

My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

4,024 Comments
slice of chocolate cake on a plate
Cakes

Triple Chocolate Cake (Popular Recipe!)

4,732 Comments
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