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20 Easy Bakes with 6 ingredients or less

Baking doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Easily whip up a treat with any of my 20 easy bakes with 6 ingredients or less. No complicated ingredients or method. Just easy, delicious treats, perfect for any day or celebration.

Assorted Danish Butter Cookies (one dough 5 variations)
These assorted Danish Butter Cookies are made using one dough with 5 variations.
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Strawberry Butter Cookies
Strawberry Butter Cookies are light, crisp, and super easy to make. Sandwiched together with jam and buttercream creating an impressively beautiful batch of cookies.
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3 ingredient Butter Cookies
3 ingredient Butter Cookies
These 3 ingredient Butter Cookies is absolute melt in your mouth deliciousness. It is super easy to make and has an irresistibly rich buttery flavour and a light crisp texture.
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cinnamon shortbread cookies
Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies
Spice up your classic shortbread recipe with these deliciously crisp Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies. It's buttery, crisp and insanely easy to make with just 5 simple ingredients.
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condensed milk shortbread cookies
Condensed Milk Shortbread Cookies
Get all of the flavours with less of the fuss with my recipe for Sweetened Condensed Milk Shortbread Cookies. Made using just 4 ingredients to create bakery-style cookies that are melt in your mouth deliciousness.
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custard powder
3-ingredient Homemade Custard Powder
This 3-ingredient homemade custard powder is so easy to make and super convenient too. The powder mixes easily with milk, forming a rich and silky custard. This makes it perfect for filling in pastries, cream puffs, tarts, Stovetop Custard Cream Buns, or donuts.
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3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies
3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies
Prepared within 5 minutes and baked for 10 minutes, makes these 3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies one of my easiest quick bakes.
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3 ingredient mini butter cookies
Light, deliciously buttery and crisp.
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4 ingredients Condensed Milk Chocolate Cookies
4 ingredients Condensed Milk Chocolate Cookies
These 4 ingredients Condensed Milk Chocolate Cookies are a quick and easy bake. Made with just 4 basic ingredients to create an amazingly delicious cookie with a rich taste. The dough can also be prepared and kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days before baking, making this a convenient, time saver.
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Easy Semolina Shortbread
A timeless classic, This Easy Semolina Shortbread recipe is rich, buttery and delicious
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5 Ingredient whipped cream cake (no butter, no oil)
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.
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3 ingredient whipped cream frosting (stabilized, no gelatin)
3 ingredient whipped cream frosting (stabilized, no gelatin)
Light, fluffy, and much more stable than regular whipped cream.
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No Bake Millionaire's shortbread
This No-Bake Millionaire's shortbread with its crunchy shortbread base, fudgy caramel filling and decadent chocolate topping is the ultimate treat. Made with just 6 ingredients it's the perfect no fuss dessert. Super easy to make with no sugar thermometer or oven required.
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3 ingredient coconut macaroons
3 ingredient Coconut Macaroons
3 ingredient Coconut Macaroons - Baked until golden then dipped in chocolate these impressive treats are toasty on the outside and soft on the inside. It's the perfect bite sized dessert.
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This delicious, 3 ingredient Shortbread is light, buttery, and a breeze to make. I promise that even if you have never baked anything in your life, you will be able to make these with absolute ease
3 ingredient Shortbread
This delicious, 3 ingredient Shortbread is light, buttery, and a breeze to make.
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Danish Butter Cookies
Danish Butter Cookies
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.
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Earl Grey Butter Cookies (4 ingredients)
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. Made with just 4 ingredients, they have a crisp, buttery texture and the citrusy fragrant aroma of bergamot. Relax and enjoy with a cup of hot tea for a comforting indulgence.
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Double Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies (Just 5 ingredients)
Double Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies (Just 5 ingredients)
These Double Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies are rich, decadent, and so good with a glass of milk.
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4 ingredient Coconut Cake (No eggs,no butter,no oil)
4 ingredient Coconut Cake (No eggs, no butter, no oil)
Just one bowl, a whisk, and a few basic ingredients are needed to prepare this quick and easy treat.
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Oreo Truffles
Oreo Truffles
My recipe for oreo truffles requires just 3 ingredients and is made in under 30 minutes. It does not require any baking and makes an impressive gift or party treat.
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