Easy baking recipes, step by step

We're for flavor over fluff – no trendy recipes here. Find the secrets to the best simple cookie recipes, effortless cake recipes, perfect pie recipes, and easy baking recipes that become timeless favorites.

Fresh & Healthy New Recipes

Summer into Fall Recipes

Apple Recipes

Quick Bread Recipes

Savory Fall Meals

Scone Recipes

Sheet Pan Dinners

Fall Appetizers

Fall Cakes

Fall Pies, Hand Pies & Galettes

Bread Baking

Pizza Recipe Essentials

Pie & Tart Dough Recipes

Simple Recipes for Learning the Baking Basics

Best Year Round Baking Recipes

Recent Recipes

Great cookies come in all shapes and sizes and I’ve got recipes for all kinds of cookies and bars! From classic cookies, like everybody’s favorite, Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt to snappy and buttery shortbread cookies, crave-able thick and chewy oatmeal cookies, easy one pan skillet cookies, sugar cookie dough for rolling and cutting or simple slice and bake cookies.

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Pie recipes

Explore prize winning pie recipes for all seasons! Great pie starts with the best pie dough, my tried and true All Butter Vodka Pie Dough is simply the best. Here you'll find all kinds of pies, from double crusted summer fruit pies to holiday inspired pumpkin and pecan pies. You can’t beat my legendary Apple Cheddar Pie and Blueberry Almond Crumble Pie for homey comfort.

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Cake recipes

Cake recipes can be overwhelming. But this collection of easy cakes takes a simpler approach, leaning into flavor over fuss. Here you’ll find simple as can be Olive Oil Cakes, and beautiful Bundt Cake recipes that do all of the decorative work for you. Stunning yet simple layer cakes, like my Nectarines and Crème Pink Peppercorn Honey Cake, seasonal skillet cakes full of fruit like this Blueberry Peach Cornmeal Skillet Cake. Plus a whole suite of sweet and simple cupcake recipes.

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About Becky Sue

I do it all at Baking The Goods; I'm a self-taught baker, recipe developer, blogger, photographer and stylist with a passion for process and approachability. I'm inspired by the poppin' produce and laid-back lifestyle of my west coast roots.

This site is where I break down my best baking techniques into digestible, tasty little nuggets to encourage, educate and empower you as a home baker.

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