18 Weekend Baking Projects (For Making Brownies in Your PJs)

I'd like to propose a new law of mathematics:

To solve for the coziest-ever weekend, add one crisp fall day to one comfy, blanket-filled home, subtract any plans from your schedule, and then raise everything to the power of a weekend baking project that'll fill the whole place with so much warmth and joy, you'll wonder if you actually live inside your favorite bakery.

And according to my calculations—it's (checks watch) ABOUT TO BE THE WEEKEND!!!!! and you have a baking project to tackle. Except that by tackle, I really mean "bear hug." Just picture it: you, in super-soft pajamas, gliding across your living room to perform a very important taste test on some oven-bound batter. Rolling out the most buttery and flaky of crusts. The whole place filling with the scent of whatever you're about to enjoy—are you a chocolate person? Cinnamon-sugar? Can I interest you in some brown butter?

As for whether there's such thing as too cozy a weekend baking project, well: The limit does not exist.

Let's calculate your next cozy weekend right now:

Lazy Mary's Lemon Tart:

Ima's Challah:

What's on your weekend baking agenda? Let me know in the comments!