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Beginner

Beginner Baking Recipes

Bakers of all skill levels, including beginners, love these easy-to-follow recipes. These recipes don’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-beginner’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 don’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

1,850 Comments
slices of cinnamon swirl bread with icing on top.
Quick Bread

Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread

1,353 Comments
homemade artisan bread loaves
Yeast Bread

Artisan Bread Recipe (4 Ingredients)

3,301 Comments
pizza dough.
Pizza

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe for Beginners

2,769 Comments
sliced loaf of chocolate banana bread on loaf shaped cutting board.
Quick Bread

Double Chocolate Banana Bread

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

Homemade Biscuits (Popular Recipe)

1,357 Comments
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Beginner Breakfast Recipes

double chocolate muffins in muffin pan
Muffins

Double Chocolate Muffins

1,410 Comments
stack of 2 banana muffins
Muffins

Quick & Easy Banana Muffins

4,227 Comments
spreading cream cheese icing on a round pan of cinnamon rolls.
Breakfast

No-Yeast Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

479 Comments
square of baked oatmeal on a white plate
Breakfast

1 Bowl Baked Oatmeal

1,049 Comments
platter of maple chicken breakfast sausage.
Breakfast

Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausage

65 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

375 Comments
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Beginner Brownie & Bar Recipes

pumpkin pie bar with whipped cream on a plate.
Brownies & Bars

Easy Pumpkin Pie Bars

269 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

816 Comments
sugar cookie bars with frosting and sprinkles.
Brownies & Bars

Sugar Cookie Bars

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

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

672 Comments
Rice krispie treats cut into squares
Brownies & Bars

Family-Favorite Rice Krispie Treats Recipe

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

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

502 Comments
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Beginner Cake Recipes

stack of two apple cake slices.
Cakes

Easy Apple Cake Recipe

824 Comments
slices of chocolate chip loaf cake
Cakes

Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

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

Small Chocolate Cake (6 Inch)

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

Easy & Flavorful Zucchini Cake

184 Comments
slice of sprinkle funfetti cake
Cakes

Easy Homemade Sprinkle Cake

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

Fresh Peach Cake (Extra Peaches!)

457 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)

242 Comments
chocolate covered peanut butter Easter eggs
Candy

Easter Egg Peanut Butter Candies

144 Comments
Homemade chocolate truffles with various coatings
Candy

Homemade Chocolate Truffles Recipe

621 Comments
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Beginner Cookie Recipes

shortbread wedge cookies
Cookies

Shortbread Cookies Recipe

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

Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies

202 Comments
Snickerdoodle cookies
Cookies

Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles

1,318 Comments
6 giant chocolate chip cookies
Cookies

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1,574 Comments
plate of brown sugar shortbread round cookies on white plate.
Cookies

Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies

124 Comments
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Beginner Frosting Recipes

whipped cream frosting
Frosting

Not-So-Sweet Whipped Frosting

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

Favorite Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

775 Comments
chocolate cream cheese frosting on cake.
Frosting

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

254 Comments
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Beginner Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

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Cheesecake

Easy Cheesecake Pie

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

Classic Apple Crisp Recipe

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

Cookies & Cream Pie (Oreo)

259 Comments
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Pies, Crisps, & Tarts

Key Lime Pie Recipe

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

Easy Apple Galette Recipe

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

Fruit Pizza

471 Comments
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Latest in Beginner

pumpkin pie bar with whipped cream on a plate.
Brownies & Bars

Easy Pumpkin Pie Bars

269 Comments
pumpkin baked oatmeal with maple glaze in a white ceramic dish.
Breakfast

Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal

8 Comments
Frosted pumpkin sugar cookies on parchment paper.
Cookies

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

32 Comments
platter of mini chocolate chip muffins.
Muffins

Lunchbox Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

47 Comments
homemade graham crackers on a platter.
Cookies

Homemade Graham Crackers

423 Comments
no-churn peach cheesecake ice cream in a loaf pan.
Ice Cream & Frozen Treats

No-Churn Peach Cheesecake Ice Cream

58 Comments
whipped cream frosting
Frosting

Not-So-Sweet Whipped Frosting

861 Comments
cornbread biscuits with sea salt.
Quick Bread

Homemade Cornbread Biscuits (3 Ways)

672 Comments
9x13 inch pan of brownies.
Brownies & Bars

9×13-Inch Pan Brownie Recipe

212 Comments
frosted strawberry cookies.
Cookies

Frosted Strawberry Cookies

893 Comments
blueberry galette with slice being removed.
Recipe Round-Ups

15 Desserts That Don’t Require a Mixer

2 Comments
stack of no bake cookies.
No-Bake Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

173 Comments
frosted lemon blueberry cookies.
Cookies

Lemon Blueberry Cookies

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

Creamy Lemon Pie (7 Ingredients)

477 Comments
applesauce muffins.
Muffins

Simply Applesauce Muffins

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

Garlic Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Shells

63 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

816 Comments
tomato soup in bowl.
Pasta & Soup

Homemade Tomato Soup

58 Comments
5 frozen bananas in glass rectangle container.
Baking Tips

How to Freeze & Thaw Bananas for Baking

106 Comments
honey mustard pretzel pieces.
Appetizers & Snacks

Honey Mustard Pretzel Pieces

47 Comments
candied pecans in jar.
Candy

Homemade Candied Pecans

80 Comments
brioche french toast.
Breakfast

How to Make Brioche French Toast

10 Comments
chocolate snickerdoodles on cooling rack.
Cookies

Soft & Chewy Chocolate Snickerdoodles

49 Comments
gluten free almond flour sugar cookies.
Cookies

Almond Flour Sugar Cookies (GF)

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

Big Fat Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

61 Comments
spumoni cookies.
Cookies

Spumoni Cookies (Cherry, Pistachio, Chocolate)

117 Comments
brown butter marshmallow crispy cookies.
Cookies

Brown Butter Marshmallow Crispy Cookies

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

Gingerbread Blossoms

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

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

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

Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce

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

Crème de Menthe Pie (Mint Chocolate)

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

Apple Brie Phyllo Galette

30 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

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

Crusty No-Knead Pizza Bread

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

Super Moist Spice Cake

535 Comments
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Cookies

The Best Sugar Cookies

2,823 Comments
homemade brownies.
Brownies & Bars

Seriously Fudgy Homemade Brownies

816 Comments
stack of 2 banana muffins
Muffins

Quick & Easy Banana Muffins

4,227 Comments
6 chocolate chip cookies on silver wire cooling rack
Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

6,759 Comments
homemade banana bread slices on wooden cutting board.
Quick Bread

My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

4,369 Comments
slice of chocolate cake on a plate
Cakes

Triple Chocolate Cake (Popular Recipe!)

5,234 Comments
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