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I'm pretty conservative and hardcore,but I would not recommend the Vedas or Upanishads first. One can get around completely without touching these. I would recommend first the Bhagavad Gita with a classical commentary(ones by Shankara,Ramanuja,Madhva,Dyaneshwar,Abhinavagupta,etc).
Then as /u/nura2011 said:
>the prasthAnatrayi, the two epics, and a purana or two (or three: one each from the Vaishnava, Shaiva and Shakta traditions) that gives you an overview of mythological Hinduism. In addition, go through a few overview texts to get an idea of schools that resonate with you (perhaps Kashmir Shaivism, for e.g.), and then go into books of those.
I am a former grad student who studied Sanskrit and the Bhagavad Giitaa to some extent, I'm sorry to say that there is no "best" translation. Translations are written either by academics or Indian Pandits (religious scholars) and each translator injects bias into the translation. That is not bad, just the way it is.
Any text that exists from the Christian Bible to written laws to my comment here to the Bhagavad Giitaa are all subject to individual interpretation and understanding based on their own life context. This is called hermeneutics.
First, the biggest favor you can do for yourself is use your Google-fu and get a basic familiarity with the Sanskrit language in terms of the alphabet as rendered in the familiar Roman script that we are using here. By studying and practicing the pronunciation of the vowels and consonants and memorizing verses you like you will be able to recite verses in the Sanskrit language. Recitation from text and later from memory is the fundamental practice for studying in the traditional manner.
Check this recite along out and see if it works for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHI4kPvFv1A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita
This is a lovely rendering of a commentary on the Giitaa - lovely on account of the vivid imagery used.
https://www.amazon.com/Jnaneshwars-Gita-Jnaneshwari-Swami-Kripananda/dp/0911307648
https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-Song-God-Swami-Prabhavananda/dp/0451528441/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0451528441&pd_rd_r=KV9FPE1E4EVJSA663SGG&pd_rd_w=8ga9Q&pd_rd_wg=pL3W7&psc=1&refRID=KV9FPE1E4EVJSA663SGG
The better one(because Easwaran tends to see "Lord of Love" everywhere) would be the commentary Gudartha Dipika by Madhusudana Saraswati. And the commentary of Adi Sankara,the founder of the school that Madhusudana Saraswati belonged to.
Online,the commentary of Sankara is available. And the famous Jnaneshwari commentary on the Gita(if you wish to buy it on Amazon).
Basically,I'm following up with what /u/CaliforniaJade said.