Baking on a Budget

Learn how to make soft, bakery-style scones using cake mix. This easy doctored recipe is quick, simple, and perfect for breakfast or brunch.

If you love the flavor and texture of a great peanut butter cookie but don't have the time or the ingredients, you're going to love this simple recipe! These peanut butter cookies are light, fluffy, loaded with flavor, and best of all, they start with a white cake mix!

You're in a hurry to make cookies for the kids but you don't have all of the ingredients you need. You look in the pantry and see something that just might work--a white cake mix. But, can you really use it to make cookies? You bet you can, and it's so easy, you might just ask the kids to do it!

This Easy Banana Berry Cake is light, fluffy, and filled with the creaminess of bananas and tartness of raspberries. The addition of the luscious cream cheese drip sends it over the edge, to a whole new place! Best of all, this recipe starts with a boxed cake mix!

You've seen those cookies in the store--the soft cake-like sugar cookies with a lovely spread of buttercream on top. You've tasted them, and they're really delicious. You wish you could make Lofthouse Cookies at home. Now you can!

Enjoy this master list of baking substitutions from Out of the Box Baking.com. You'll find a host of tips and tricks.

Learn how to bake with mayonnaise and why it works so well. Discover easy recipes that turn mayo into moist, tender baked goods.

The crisp goodness of oats and the tender juciness of blueberries come together in this tasty breakfast muffin from Out of the Box Baking.

You love cinnamon rolls. You love pie crust. You're looking for something pastry-like and crisp, but with the brown sugar and cinnamon flavors you've grown to love.
You've come to the right place. These flaky Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls are going to knock your socks off. Best of all, they're incredibly easy to make with no rising time necessary!

You love those buttery, hot, cheesy biscuits at Red Lobster and you're wishing you could make some at home. But most of the Cheddar Bay Biscuit recipes call for Bisquick mix, and you don't happen to have any on hand. No problem! In this quick tutorial we're going to whip up a batch using an ingredient you probably do have in your refrigerator. . .mayonnaise!

These biscuits use mayonnaise for extra tenderness and lift. Learn why this simple ingredient makes biscuits light and fluffy every time.

This banana bread uses mayonnaise to create a rich, moist crumb without extra fuss. A surprising ingredient that truly works.

Whether you like your cornbread plain or sweet, in muffin form or baked in a square pan, you've come to the right place. This doctored cornbread mix is super easy and so incredibly tasty. And, thanks to the addition of a very special ingredient (full fat mayonnaise) it's rich and decadent.

If you love caramel apples, apple pie, or monkey bread… You’re going to absolutely love this new recipe for apple pie monkey bread biscuits. You can whip them together in minutes just like traditional monkey bread but this recipe focuses on individual portion sized muffins that you can share with your friends and family without the mess!

Whip up gooey, golden cinnamon rolls in under 30 minutes with this easy canned biscuit recipe—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack.

If you're in the mood for an easy, quick peach cobbler, one loaded with warmth and spice, you've come to the right place! This recipe comes together easily, but it doesn't feel like a "cheat" dessert. It tastes like you slaved over the stove for hours.

If you've been looking for the perfect sugar crinkle cookies, you've come to the right place! This easy recipe is so fool-proof that you'll use it again and again! It's perfect as a sugar cookie, but with a few variations can serve as a base for much, much more!

I started to call these my "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" cookies because I (literally) throw everything in them that you can think of. Crunchy. Salty. Sweet. Savory. It all goes in these yummy Peanut Butter Ranger Cookies. You're going to love them because they hit all of the notes. Literally, all of the notes.

Learn how to make cake flour at home using simple ingredients. This easy substitute works perfectly for cakes, cupcakes, and tender bakes.

You were absolutely sure you would eat those bananas before they started going bad. But here you are, facing a bunch of bananas that are completely speckled and you don't know what to do with them. Oh, sure, you could make banana bread. Everyone says you should. But you've done that a zillion times and you're ready for something different. . .something more.

This Easy Fry Bread recipe is so versatile and can be used to create many favorites--like beignets, donuts, fried bread, or even churros. Talk about the perfect sweet treat! And guess what? These tiny crisp pieces of bread can be used as a base for savory dishes, as well!

In France, they call this lovely Lemon Yogurt Cake a French Granny Cake (or a Gateax de Mamie). It's a simple cake with a distinct tart flavor, thanks to the addition of lemon zest and yogurt.

Learn how to make easy brownies from scratch with this simple, fudgy recipe. Perfect for quick desserts and chocolate cravings.

If you're looking for the best chocolate covered graham crackers, you've come to the right place! This recipe calls for mild white chocolate, coupled with honey graham crackers and festive sprinkles.

These cookies go by different names. Some call them Mexican Wedding Cookies, some call them Snowballs. Some call them Pecan Sandies, others call them Pecan Balls. Some folks call these soft bites of wonderment Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cookies. No matter what you call them, they're delicious and super easy to make.

This is the perfect easy fudge recipe, only calling for three ingredients: chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and Oreos! I call this my "Leftovers" fudge and it's exactly what the name implies--fudge that's made out of leftovers.

These light and fluffy snickerdoodles are soft, airy, and coated in cinnamon sugar. A classic, easy-to-make cookie that’s cozy, nostalgic, and always a hit!

Chewy, buttery, and full of oats, these Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies are a classic homemade favorite. Simple to make, perfectly sweet, and full of comfort!