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Small Batch Baking

These small batch baking recipes are designed for smaller households, making it easy to enjoy homemade treats with simple ingredients, minimal waste, and just the right amount to satisfy a craving. From cookies and brownies to muffins, quick breads, and breakfast favorites, you'll find plenty of easy recipes that prove baking from scratch doesn't have to mean baking a huge amount.

Why bake in small batches? Besides less food waste and smaller grocery bills, small batch recipes are fresh every time, and they're a perfect way to try new recipes. 🙂

Cookie recipes

Whether you're craving easy PB cookies, classic chocolate chip or more, these small batch cookie recipes deliver homemade goodness without a full cookie jar.

  • 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies on white plate atop a white napkin.
    3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (with Brown Sugar)
  • Freshly baked soft and chewy double chocolate chip cookies on a white serving plate.
    Small Batch Soft & Chewy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Triple chocolate cookies on a white serving plate.
    Triple Chocolate Cookies
  • Small batch chocolate chip cookies in a stack with a blue and tan plaid napkin.
    Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies (For One or Two)

Muffin recipes

These small batch muffins are perfect for breakfast, snacking, or freezing for emergency treats.

  • Mini chocolate chip muffins on a blue and tan plaid napkin.
    Moist Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins (Small Batch Recipe)
  • Six banana chocolate chip muffins in paper liners.
    Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Fresh cranberry orange muffins on a red and white plaid napkin.
    Best Cranberry Orange Muffins (Small Batch, with Greek Yogurt)
  • Freshly baked apple muffins.
    Apple Muffins

Breakfast baking

Start the day with fresh-baked favorites like bagels and pastries, all scaled for smaller batches and easy mornings.

  • 2 ingredient everything bagels with a side of cream cheese.
    2 Ingredient Bagels (with Greek Yogurt)
  • Apple yogurt cake dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate.
    Easy Apple Yogurt Cake (Moist & Tender)
  • Gluten free banana bread atop parchment paper.
    Gluten Free Banana Bread (Moist & Perfectly Sweet)
  • Homemade copycat Starbucks cheese danishes.
    Easy Homemade Cheese Danish (Starbucks Copycat)

Homemade basics

From homemade self-rising flour to dark chocolate and quick chocolate sauce, these simple recipes help you stock your kitchen with homemade staples for baking and beyond.

  • Chocolate sauce drizzled into in a glass bowl.
    2-Minute Small Batch Chocolate Sauce (with Cocoa Powder)
  • Three bars of homemade dark chocolate on parchment paper.
    Homemade Dark Chocolate (Small Batch)
  • Homemade self rising flour in a glass bowl.
    Homemade Self-Rising Flour (Small Batch)
  • Homemade granola in a working glass.
    How to Make Granola

More small batch baking ideas

  • Whipped Greek yogurt with soft peaks.
    Fresh & Easy Greek Yogurt Recipes (Sweet + Savory Ideas)
  • Homemade apple crumble topped with whipped yogurt.
    Small Batch Apple Crumble with Whipped Greek Yogurt
  • Homemade gluten free pizza dough on parchment paper.
    Easy Gluten Free Pizza Dough for One (Instant Yeast)
  • Peanut butter protein balls with chocolate chips on a white plate.
    No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls (without Oats)
  • Eight square chocolate brownies are arranged in a scattered pattern on crinkled white tissue paper.
    Small Batch Brownies (One Bowl, Extra Fudgy)
  • Freshly baked banana walnut muffins on a black wire rack.
    Banana Walnut Muffins
  • Mini chocolate chip cookies on a white plate.
    Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk.
    Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Chocolate bark with almonds, dried cranberries and sea salt.
    How to Make Chocolate Bark
  • Chocolate covered raspberries on a ceramic square plate.
    Chocolate Covered Raspberries
  • Homemade blueberry muffins with extra blueberries
    Easy Blueberry Muffins

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