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We tested King Arthur Baking's Recipe of the Year, Super-Sized, Super-Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies. Here are the results.

Start to finish, this plush, flavorful olive oil cake can be on your table in under an hour, and you probably already have everything you need to bake it. Because this recipe is endlessly riffable (see “tips,” below for ideas), it’s easy to slot into your regular baking rotation and customize it based on the flavors you’re craving.

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If you love brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts, you'll really love this one, which is nearly 12 times the size, made from scratch, and at least 100 times more delicious. Our giant pop tart recipe calls for sweet dough for the crust, which mimics the original crust texture while also being thicker, sweeter, and way more buttery. The brown sugar cinnamon filling is exceptionally rich and has just the right amount of spice.

It was impossible to choose just one Recipe of the Year for 2023, so instead, we're celebrating our 10th anniversary of Recipe of the Year with 10 variations of an incredible coffee cake.

Watch out, oatmeal raisin — there’s a new favorite oatmeal cookie in town. The texture of these oatmeal-date cookies was inspired by the “Smash Cookies” in Zoë Francois’s cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies. To achieve large cookies with crisp outsides and cookie-doughy centers, Zoë bakes the dough in big balls at a relatively high temperature, then presses them down with a flat spatula (smashes them) when they come out of the oven. Packed with hearty oats and pocketed with dates, this version makes…

Crowned with cinnamon-scented crumbs and hiding a layer of sweet, fudgy filling, this coffee cake may look like a classic rendition but it's our perfected version of the traditional breakfast sweet. We’ve updated the mixing method to use reverse creaming, a failproof way to prevent overmixing and ensure a tender cake. Start here with this fragrant, wildly adaptable cinnamon version and bake your way through all the other versions it inspired for this special 2023 Recipe of the Year.

Move aside, flavorless cornbread! Sourdough discard adds a slight tang that balances the slight sweetness typical of northern cornbread. Browned butter, which is made in the cast iron skillet as the oven preheats, brings nuttiness, gorgeous speckles, and crisp, flavorful edges. If your cornbread is still pale on the surface when the baking time is up, broil it briefly for extra toastiness.

Full of shredded carrots and toasted pecans, these incredibly tender scones with cream cheese frosting will satisfy even the most enthusiastic of carrot cake lovers. Easier and faster than carrot cake, they’re simple to pull off for a special breakfast or brunch. Don’t skip the tangy cream cheese frosting, which you can serve alongside the scones or slather on top of each one — it makes these scones a real treat.

The secret ingredient in these cookies is also something you’re probably looking to use up: sourdough discard (or active starter, if you’re on top of your starter-feeding game). This recipe comes from The Sweet Side of Sourdough by pastry chef Caroline Schiff, who has named these her “ideal cookies.” These sourdough chocolate chip cookies are thin with crispy edges and a chewy center, plus a butterscotch-y flavor that comes from brown butter and an overnight rest. Our favorite part is what…

When you're checking out the breakfast options at your local bakery or coffee shop, scones are a given. Somewhere between biscuit and muffin — with a delicately crusty exterior, and tender, light crumb within — scones have become part of the morning ritual for many: grab your travel mug and a scone, and hit the road. Wedge-shaped or round, filled with chocolate, or even savory (bacon-cheddar, anyone?), scones are surprisingly simple to make — and irresistible.

This cake is quick to put together, and would make a wonderful lunchbox snack cake or afternoon pick-me-up. The unmistakable flavor of honey gives this tender cake a lovely finish. The sliced almonds give their textural counterpoint to the soft grain of the cake. Dress it up for dessert with slices of fruit and a bit of ice cream.

This crusty, tender version of the classic English muffin delivers on both flavor and crannies! Including sourdough culture, a bit of whole wheat, and toasted cornmeal, it's ready for eggs Benedict, butter and jam, or a burger off the grill.

These crunchy baguettes feature a chewy interior riddled with holes, and a crisp, deep-golden crust. Create the perfect baguette with King Arthur Baking!

Need bread but don’t want to knead bread? This delicious white bread starts as a yeast and baking soda leavened batter that mixes fast, has lots of flavor, and bakes up with plenty of nooks a…

A club sandwich is something you can almost guarantee will be on a menu at any diner across America. While this isn’t a classic club sandwich it is definitely better for it.

You want to bake something extra-special for the holidays. A real show-stopper, as delicious as it is gorgeous. One big challenge: these weeks from mid-November through the end of the year are incredibly busy. Who has time to research, decide on, bake, and — fingers crossed — end up with said show-stopper? You do.

Reminiscent of a chocolate peanut butter cup candy (or a buckeye, if you're into homemade candies), this recipe is one that's been making the rounds for years. We guarantee these will disappear in a snap, whatever the audience: from hungry kids after a soccer game, to your co-workers gathered around the office coffeepot!

Slightly tangy and loaded with nooks and crannies, these homemade English muffins from the Big Book of Bread stand head-and-shoulders above store-bought and are surprisingly easy to make at home. Because they’re “baked” in a skillet on the stovetop, you don’t even need to turn on the oven. If you use a cutter, you’ll end up with six round English muffins with some scrap dough; if you don’t mind a square muffin, you can use a knife or bench scraper to cut the dough and eliminate the scraps…