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40 Simple Baking Projects for a Winter Snow Day

    A snow day means you suddenly have the whole day to play in the kitchen — hurray! But a snow day also means you can’t run out for ingredients, so if you’re planning on a baking project, it needs to be based on what you already have in the pantry and refrigerator. Unless, of course, you happen to be a plan-ahead type – in which case you likely hit the grocery store or planned for delivery in advance.

    Sugar, butter, flour, maybe milk — what can you possibly make with these simple ingredients? Quite a few things, especially if you can sneak in a few other pantry basics. Whether you’re game for hunkering down in the kitchen for the whole morning, you ready to put your sourdough start to work (you’ll never regret turning it into cinnamon rolls!), and you prefer something quick and easy that will have you biting into a fudgy brownie or warm oatmeal cookies in no time, we a snow day baking idea for you. Here are 40 recipes to try.

    Quick and Easy Baking Ideas

    If you’re after a yummy baking project that won’t have you in the kitchen all afternoon, cookies, brownies, blondies, muffins, and quick are bread are all excellent options. Before you know it your efforts will be rewarded with a delicious treat.

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    Vanilla Wafers

    A simple cookie that is even better when it is homemade.

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    Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

    These two-ingredient chocolate-covered pretzels are sweet and savory for the best of both worlds, require zero baking, and can be customized with fun toppings if you’re in the mood to go the extra mile.

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    Matilda Cake

    Take a page from the beloved children’s novel and whip up this uber-fudgy one-bowl chocolate cake that leans on pantry staples.

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    Blueberry Banana Bread

    This blueberry-studded banana bread is tender, moist, and uncomplicated to bake. Best of all, it’s as delicious fresh out of the oven as it is in the coming days, griddled in butter.

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    Honey Bun Cake

    If you’re a fan of Little Debbie snacks, you’ll fall for this take on a classic.

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    Blender Muffins

    Erin Gleeson’s blender muffins are an easy, flavor-packed breakfast treat.

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    Pantry Cocoa Brownies

    A favorite among our team, these brownies are the perfect balance of fudgy and chewy. And there’s a good chance you already have everything you need in the pantry.

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    Brown Butter Blondies

    These big batch blondies are infinitely adaptable — just add your favorite mix-ins!

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    Red Velvet Cookies

    Guess what: these cocoa-scented cookies come together with just four pantry ingredient!

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    Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

    These coffee chocolate chip cookies are studded with puddles of melted chocolate and have the perfect chewy interior and caramel-crisp edges.

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    Fudgy Miso Brownies

    If you love a good salty-sweet combo, these brownies will be right up your alley.

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    Cowboy Cookies

    These cookies — studded with pecans, coconut, and chocolate chunks — taste like an upgraded oatmeal cookie.

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    Cinnamon Muffins

    These leftover-friendly muffins are the perfect on-the-go breakfast all week long.

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    Pumpkin Banana Bread

    Ripe, speckled bananas and earthy pumpkin give each spiced slice of this fall quick bread a moist texture and natural sweetness.

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    Cream Biscuits

    These tender biscuits are shockingly easy to pull off.

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    Apple Muffins

    These tender muffins are studded with chunks of fresh apple and showered with plenty of cinnamon-sugar.

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    Bigger Baking Projects

    If you’re hunkered down inside for the day, it could be a great time to settle into the kitchen to bake a pretty layer cake, put your sourdough starter to work, or maybe go for a batch of DIY Pop Tarts.

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    Mom’s Cheddar Swirl Bread

    Tear into this simple bread and you’ll be delighted to find a gorgeous swirl of cheese baked in the center of the loaf.

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    Vegan Carrot Cake

    You won’t miss the dairy products in this spice-packed vegan carrot cake.

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    Banana Pudding Cookies

    Nicely crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, the magic of that first bite of banana pudding is encompassed in a single cookie.

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    Alfajores de Maicena (Sandwich Cookies with Dulce de Leche)

    There are many variations of alfajores, but the best ones are always the ones made at home. Says cookbook author, Gaby Melian, “my recipe is filled with dulce de leche and coated in shredded coconut and is as Argentinean as my accent!”

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    Giant Lemon Roll

    This single, giant lemon roll cake has soft, pillowy dough and a lemony-brown sugar swirl that you can pull apart layer by layer.

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    Lemon-Coconut Cake

    Luscious bright lemon and creamy coconut are perfectly paired in this decadent layer cake.

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    Easy German Black Forest Cake

    A slice of homemade Black Forest cake is an immensely satisfying dessert — especially for chocolate-lovers.

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    Classic Coffee Cake

    This rich, buttery cake is topped with giant, cinnamon-scented crumbles, perfect for any and all occasions.

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    Challah Bread

    Here is a bread that is as much a pleasure to look at as it is to eat. Check out that braiding! Challah is a bread that should be in everyone’s repertoire.

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    Potato Bread

    This potato bread is soft and tender with a springy, bouncy crumb.

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    Roasted Garlic and Herb No-Knead Bread

    This garlic and herb no-knead bread tastes far better than basic garlic bread — especially when you slather the still-warm slices with a little butter. Here’s how to make a rustic loaf of garlic and herb bread without any kneading.

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    Easy, Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

    This coconut cream pie has it all: a flaky crust, creamy coconut custard, mountains of whipped cream, and crunchy flakes of toasted coconut.

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    Pineapple Buns

    These classic Chinese buns don’t actually have pineapple, but make up for it with a crispy sweet topping.

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    Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

    Looking for the next best thing to make with your sourdough starter? These fluffy, gooey cinnamon rolls are just what you need. The addition of starter gives them a perfectly chewy texture, and adds just the right amount of tang to offset the sweetness.

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