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10 easy weekend baking recipes

Need to whip up a quick batch of cookies for guests or just craving something sweet? Then I have you covered with my 10 easy weekend baking recipes. Easy to make with minimal ingredients, and to fill your home with the deliciously wonderful aroma of just baked goodies!

Simply click on the link to get to your favorite recipe

Each recipe includes step by step pictures to help guide. Printable recipe cards with full ingredient amounts and instructions are at the end of every post.

Easy Cookie Recipes

These Strawberry Butter cookies are sandwiched together with jam and buttercream creating an impressively beautiful batch of cookies.

Whether you’re entertaining guests or looking for a crisp butter cookie to enjoy after a long day, these Earl Grey Butter Cookies will satisfy.

Looking for bite sized cookies? How about these 3 ingredient mini butter cookies.

These Italian Butter cookies are baked with just 6 ingredients!

Light, crisp and delicate, my recipe for these classic Danish Butter cookies are absolute melt in your mouth deliciousness. Made using just 4 basic ingredients, this is a super easy bake.

condensed milk shortbread cookies

Made using just 4 ingredients these Condensed Milk Shortbread Cookies create bakery-style cookies that are melt in your mouth deliciousness.

Cakes

This 5 ingredient whipped cream cake is truly the hidden gem of vintage recipes. Instead of butter and oil, heavy or whipping cream is whisked into the batter.

This decadent Easy Chocolate Cake Roll makes the perfect celebration cake or anytime treat. 

This One bowl chocolate cake is made without eggs, butter or dairy. With just one bowl, a whisk and a few basic ingredients you can create an amazing chocolate cake delight.

My easy to make Microwave sponge cake bakes in under 8 minutes, is egg-free, and stays soft for 4 days!  flavour and texture.

Happy baking 🙂 Enjoy

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