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This is The Ultimate Cookbook Gift Guide 2021 with over 500 cookbook gift ideas. The only cookbook gift guide you need this holiday season. I know it sounds like a lot but it’s divided into different sections making it easy for you to navigate and find what your looking for. What I love about cookbooks is that they always make a great gift and they can be gifted throughout the year whether it’s for Christmas, birthdays or whatever the occasion is.

Whether you are looking for a cookbook for the home chef, a professional chef, baking and pastry lover, moms, kids, teenagers or the healthy chef. I’ve got you covered. Being a cookbook collector myself, I am constantly researching cookbooks online, browsing through them at the bookstore and adding to my collection. I have spent a ton of time on this gift guide and all of the cookbooks on it to ensure that they are of good quality and that there’s truly something for everybody.

This guide has some of my personal favorite cookbooks, new and noteworthy cookbooks, cookbooks from food bloggers and websites, must have classics, cookbooks from famous chefs, cookbooks inspired by movies, tv or Disney, appetizers and sides, baking and pastry, instant pot, slow cooker, air fryer, meal prep and canning, healthy cookbooks, vegetarian and vegan, international cookbooks, BBQ cookbooks, cookbooks for babies, kids, teens and holiday cookbooks. I hope you enjoy!

New & Noteworthy

I’ll start this list off with a section that features a mix of new & noteworthy cookbooks that I think are interesting and worth taking a look at.

The Essential New York Times Cookbook /// Tasty Over the Top /// The Breakfast Bible /// Spectacular Spreads /// Big Flavors from Italian America /// The Pioneer Woman Cooks-Super Easy! /// Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook /// Camper Van Cooking /// The No-Fuss Family Cookbook /// The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook /// Let’s Stay In /// Date Night In /// Sous Vide at Home /// Sous Vide for Everybody /// From the Oven to the Table /// Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook /// New Native Kitchen /// Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book /// Two’s Company /// Southern Grit /// The Peach Truck Cookbook

Food Bloggers & Websites

This section features amazing cookbooks that food bloggers and websites have published.

Half Baked Harvest Cookbook /// Half Baked Harvest Super Simple /// Half Baked Harvest Every Day (pre-order) /// Everyday Dinners /// The Pretty Dish /// What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food /// What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want /// The Well Plated Cookbook /// The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime /// The Pioneer Woman Year of Holidays /// The Pioneer Woman Cooks-Come and Get It! /// The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier /// The Pioneer Woman Cooks-Super Easy! /// Sally’s Baking Addiction /// Sally’s Cookie Addiction /// Sally’s Candy Addiction /// Bigger Bolder Baking /// Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes /// Damn Delicious Meal Prep /// Bakerita: 100+ No-Fuss Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Refined Sugar-Free Recipes /// The Skinnytaste Cookbook /// Skinnytaste Meal Prep /// The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook /// Skinnytaste Fast and Slow /// Skinnytaste One and Done /// Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners /// The Prairie Homestead Cookbook /// Once Upon a Chef, the Cookbook /// Once Upon a Chef: Weeknight/Weekend

Taste of Home: Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook /// Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies /// Taste of Home Chocolate /// Taste of Home Ultimate Comfort Food /// Taste of Home Brunch Classics /// Taste of Home Grandma’s Favorites /// Taste of Home Meal Planning /// Taste of Home Breads /// Taste of Home All Time Best Recipes /// Taste of Home Most Requested Recipes /// Taste of Home Soups, Stews and More /// Taste of Home Cookbook /// Taste of Home 201 Recipes You’ll Make Forever /// Taste of Home American Summer Cookbook /// Taste of Home Make It Take It Cookbook /// Taste of Home 5 Ingredient Healthy Cookbook /// Taste of Home Everyday Air Fryer /// Taste of Home What Can I Cook in My Instant Pot, Air Fryer Waffle Iron…? /// Taste of Home Skinny Instant Pot /// Taste of Home Instant Pot Cookbook /// Taste of Home Instant Pot/Air Fryer/Slow Cooker /// Taste of Home Farm to Table Cookbook /// Taste of Home Farmhouse Favorites /// Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites /// Taste of Home Farmhouse Family Dinners /// Taste of Home Cooking for Two /// Taste of Home Vegetarian Made Easy /// Taste of Home Christmas

Delish: Delish Amazing Recipes for Picky Eaters /// Party in an Air Fryer /// Party in an Instant Pot /// Delish Insane Sweets /// Keto For Carb Lovers /// Delish: Eat Like Every Day’s the Weekend /// Delish Loves Disney /// Delish Ultimate Cocktails /// The Delish Kids /// Delish Insanely Easy Casseroles

Tasty: Tasty Ultimate Cookbook /// Tasty Over the Top /// Tasty Pride /// Tasty Adulting /// Tasty Every Day /// Tasty Latest and Greatest /// Tasty Dessert

And here are my favorite cookbooks from America’s Test Kitchen.

America’s Test Kitchen: The Perfect Pie /// The Perfect Cookie /// The Perfect Cake /// Spiced /// The Ultimate Burger /// The Best Simple Recipes /// The Best Mexican Recipes /// The Complete Summer Cookbook /// The Side Dish Bible /// The Chicken Bible /// The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook /// Foolproof Fish /// The Complete One Pot /// 100 Techniques: Master a Lifetime of Cooking Skills /// 100 Recipes: The Absolute Best Ways To Make The True Essentials /// One-Hour Comfort /// The New Cooking School Cookbook /// The Complete Autumn and Winter Cookbook /// The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook /// More Mediterranean /// How to Braise Everything /// Sous Vide for Everybody

Must Have + Classics

This section features a mix of must have and classic cookbooks that every passionate home chef or professional chef needs to have in their kitchen.

The Essential New York Times Cookbook /// Betty Crocker Cookbook, 12th Edition /// Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book /// Mastering the Art of French Cooking /// Food52 Genius Recipes /// The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook /// The Staub Cookbook: Modern Recipes for Classic Cast Iron /// Joy Of Cooking /// The Flavor Bible /// The Silver Palate Cookbook /// James Beard’s American Cookery /// The Zwilling J. A. Henckels Complete Book of Knife Skills /// The River Café Cook Book /// Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking /// The Taste of Country Cooking /// In Pursuit of Flavor: The Beloved Classic /// Baking: From My Home to Yours /// Around My French Table /// Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking /// New Larousse Gastronomique /// Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible /// Le Cordon Bleu Pastry School /// The Professional Chef /// 100 Techniques: Master a Lifetime of Cooking Skills /// 100 Recipes: The Absolute Best Ways To Make The True Essentials /// The New Cooking School Cookbook /// Saveur The New Classics Cookbook /// The French Chef Handbook /// Signature Dishes That Matter /// The Artisan Kitchen /// MasterChef The Classics With A Twist

Famous Chefs

This section features cookbooks from famous chefs.

Ottolenghi Flavor /// Ottolenghi Simple /// Jerusalem: A Cookbook /// Ramsay in 10 /// Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy, Lean & Fit /// The French Laundry Cookbook /// The French Laundry, Per Se /// Chez Panisse Café Cookbook /// Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook /// Asma’s Indian Kitchen /// Massimo Bottura: Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef /// Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Movies, TV & Disney

This section features fun and delicious cookbooks inspired by movies, TV or Disney.

Delish Loves Disney /// The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook /// The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book /// Entertaining with Disney /// Delicious Disney (pre-order) /// Disney Princess Baking /// Friends: The Official Cookbook /// The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook /// The Official Harry Potter Baking Book /// Hogwarts Holidays Cookbook /// The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids /// Star Wars The Life Day Cookbook /// The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook /// Eat What You Watch /// The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook /// Downtown Abbey Christmas Cookbook /// The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook /// Back to the Future Cookbook /// Eat Like a Gilmore /// The Great British Bake Off: Love to Bake /// The Great British Baking Show: A Bake for All Seasons /// Golden Girls Cookbook /// Orange Is the New Black Presents: The Cookbook /// The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook /// The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2022

Appetizers, Sides & Snacks

This section features amazing cookbooks with everything you need to make the perfect appetizers, sides and snacks.

Tables & Spreads /// Beautiful Boards /// Spectacular Spreads /// Share + Savor /// Graze: A Charcuterie Cookbook /// Savor: Entertaining with Charcuterie, Cheese, Spreads & More! /// The Party Food Bible /// That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life /// Party-Perfect Bites /// Canapés /// The Side Dish Bible /// Martha Stewart’s Appetizers /// Share: Delicious Sharing Boards for Social Dining /// Vegan Boards

Baking & Pastry

This section features all of my favorite baking and pastry books and is ideal to choose from if your looking for a gift for someone that loves to bake and create beautiful desserts. It has books on everything from bread baking, simple sweets and treats to showstopping cakes and complicated pastry. It even has a few books on thorough step by step beginners baking.

Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook /// Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies /// Food52 Genius Desserts /// Food52 Baking /// The Perfect Pie /// The Perfect Cookie /// The Perfect Cake /// The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook /// The King Arthur Baking Company Essential Cookie Companion /// Good Housekeeping The Best-Ever Cookie Book /// Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible /// Le Cordon Bleu Pastry School /// Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft /// French Patisserie /// The Mixer Bible: Maximizing Your Stand Mixer and Attachments /// Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking /// Favorite Cakes /// Tasty Dessert /// Delish Insane Sweets /// Midwest Made: Big, Bold Baking from the Heartland /// The Sweetapolita Bakebook /// Southern Baked: Celebrating Life with Pie /// Naturally Sweet /// Bigger Bolder Baking /// The Book on Pie /// Pie Academy /// The Pie Room /// Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book /// Afternoon Tea at Home /// The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook /// Mooncakes and Milk Bread /// Everything Chocolate /// Making Chocolate /// Grandbaby Cakes /// Baking for Every Season (pre-order)

Instant Pot, Slow Cooker & Air Fryer

This section features cookbooks for your instant pot, slow cooker or air fryer.

Instant Pot: Party in an Instant Pot /// The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbook /// The Lighter Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook /// The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook /// The Ultimate Instant Pot Healthy Cookbook /// Mediterranean Instant Pot /// Healthy and Delicious Instant Pot /// The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook /// The Essential Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook /// The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook /// Indian Instant Pot® Cookbook

Air Fryer: Party in an Air Fryer /// Taste of Home Everyday Air Fryer /// The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook /// Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners /// Healthy Air Fryer /// Air Fryer Perfection

Slow Cooker: The Clean Eating Slow Cooker /// The Complete Slow Cooker

Multi Use: Taste of Home What Can I Cook in My Instant Pot, Air Fryer, Waffle Iron…? /// Dinner in an Instant /// Skinnytaste One and Done /// Multicooker Perfection /// From Freezer to Cooker /// Toaster Oven Perfection /// Taste of Home Instant Pot/Air Fryer/Slow Cooker

Meal Prep & Canning

This section features cookbooks on how you can make cooking easier with meal prep and books on canning/preserving.

The Ultimate Meal-Prep Cookbook /// Damn Delicious Meal Prep /// Skinnytaste Meal Prep /// Good Housekeeping Easy Meal Prep /// Taste of Home Meal Planning /// It’s Always Freezer Season /// From Freezer to Table /// The All New Ball® Book Of Canning And Preserving /// Complete Book of Home Preserving /// Foolproof Preserving /// Ball Canning Back to Basics /// The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning

Healthy & Free From Cookbooks

This section features a lot of great books with healthier recipes for the whole family as well as a few nutrition based cookbooks with guides how to eat better and live healthier.

The How Not to Die Cookbook /// The How Not to Diet Cookbook /// The Slimming Foodie /// Gluten-Free Baking At Home /// Paleo Baking at Home /// The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners /// Cook for Your Gut Health /// The What to Eat When Cookbook /// How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook /// Skinnytaste Meal Prep /// Bake to Be Fit’s Secretly Healthy Desserts /// Easy Everyday Keto /// The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners /// The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook /// The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook /// More Mediterranean /// The Complete Salad Cookbook

Vegetarian & Vegan

Are you vegetarian or vegan? Or know somebody that is? This section features lots of options for vegetarian or vegan cookbooks. There’s also books on vegan baking and desserts.

The Forest Feast /// The Forest Feast Gatherings /// Forest Feast Mediterranean /// The Curry Guy Veggie /// Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook /// Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food /// Rosa’s Thai Café: The Vegetarian Cookbook /// The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook /// Taste of Home Vegetarian Made Easy /// The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook /// Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook /// Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes /// Vegan Soul Food Cookbook /// Leon Fast Vegan /// Vegan for Everybody /// Southern Vegan /// Bake It Vegan /// Incredible Plant-Based Desserts /// Modern Vegan Baking /// Easy Vegan Baking /// Vegan Holiday Cookbook /// The Essential Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook

Around The World

This section features cookbooks on different cuisines from countries around the world. So if you or someone you know love international cuisine or are looking to learn how to cook food from a specific country then this section is perfect for you.

Scandinavian & Nordic: The Nordic Cookbook /// The Nordic Baking Book /// Nordic Bakery Cookbook /// Slippurinn: Recipes and Stories from Iceland /// ScandiKitchen: Midsommar /// Scandinavian Comfort Food /// Scandinavian Baking /// Modern Scandinavian Baking /// The New Nordic /// North: The New Nordic Cuisine of Iceland /// Open Sandwiches: 70 Smorrebrod Ideas /// The Scandi Kitchen /// ScandiKitchen: Fika and Hygge /// ScandiKitchen: The Essence of Hygge /// Bronte at home: Baking from the ScandiKitchen /// ScandiKitchen Summer /// ScandiKitchen Christmas

Europe: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook /// A Taste of Greece /// Italian Cooking Like Nonna /// Perfect Pasta at Home /// Lasagna: A Baked Pasta Cookbook /// Veneto: Recipes from an Italian Country Kitchen /// Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence /// Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook /// Gennaro’s Limoni /// The Silver Spoon /// The Sicily Cookbook /// The Italian Deli Cookbook /// PizzaExpress From Italy With Love /// Sicilia: A love letter to the food of Sicily /// Big Mamma Cucina Popolare /// Naples and the Amalfi Coast /// The Italian Bakery /// Falastin: A Cookbook /// Tapas: and other Spanish plates to share /// The Official Guinness Cookbook /// The German Cookbook /// The Irish Cookbook /// My Irish Table /// Easy Spanish Cookbook /// The Turkish Cookbook /// The Book of Tapas

Asia: India: The Cookbook /// Asma’s Indian Kitchen /// Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India /// Indian Instant Pot® Cookbook /// Dishoom /// Thailand: The Cookbook /// At the Chinese Table: A Memoir with Recipes /// China: The Cookbook /// The Complete Asian Cookbook /// Vietnamese /// Wok On /// Rosa’s Thai Café: The Cookbook /// Japan: The Cookbook /// The Curry Guy Easy /// The Curry Guy Bible /// The Curry Guy /// Curry Guy Thai /// The Curry Guy Light /// The Curry Guy Veggie /// Mowgli Street Food /// 30 Minute Mowgli /// The Pepper Thai Cookbook /// Fire Islands: Recipes from Indonesia /// Malaysia: Recipes From a Family Kitchen /// Amazing Malaysian /// Xi’an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China /// Chinese Takeaway Cookbook /// Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook /// Easy Chinese Cookbook /// Chinese Soul Food /// Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food /// Vegan Asian: A Cookbook /// Wagamama Feed Your Soul /// Wagamama Your Way

Africa: The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean /// In Bibi’s Kitchen /// Jubilee /// Flavors of Africa /// Ethiopia

North America: America: The Cookbook /// New Native Kitchen /// Mexico: The Cookbook /// The Mexican Home Kitchen /// My Mexico City Kitchen /// Cuba: The Cookbook /// A Taste Of Cuba /// Taco Tuesday: More Than 100 Recipes /// The Taco Tuesday Cookbook /// Cook Real Hawai’i /// Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai’i /// The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine /// Italian American: Red Sauce Classics and New Essentials /// Big Flavors from Italian America /// Betty Jo’s Famous Cowboy Cookin /// For the Love of the South /// The Southerner’s Cookbook /// Southern Grit

South America: The Latin American Cookbook /// Colombiana

Australia: Australia: The Cookbook /// Australian Food /// Australian Women’s Weekly Baking /// Australian Women’s Weekly Vegetarian /// Australian Women’s Weekly Mediterranean /// Balance: The Australian Wholefood Cookbook

BBQ & Smoke

This section features BBQ and smoke cookbooks for anybody who loves to grill.

Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto (it also comes in this set) /// Franklin Steak /// Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ /// Food by Fire /// Project Smoke /// The Barbecue! Bible /// How to Grill Vegetables /// Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades /// Southern Living Ultimate Book of BBQ

Babies, Kids & Teens

This section features cookbooks for babies, kids & teens. Whether your looking for cookbooks for new moms on how to feed babies and toddlers throughout their first months and years. Or books to gift kids that are interested in cooking or baking and are starting to experiment in the kitchen. Or cookbooks for teens who love to cook or bake. You’ll find it here below.

Babies: The Complete Baby and Toddler Cookbook /// What Mummy Makes /// The Big Book of Organic Baby Food /// The Big Book of Organic Toddler Food /// Feeding Your Baby Day by Day /// The Silver Spoon: Recipes for Babies /// The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler

Kids: The Delish Kids /// The Silver Spoon for Children /// Good Housekeeping Kids Cook! /// Good Housekeeping Kids Bake! /// The Young Chef /// The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs /// The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs /// Super Foods for Super Kids Cookbook /// The Complete Cookbook for Young Scientists /// Food Network: The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook /// Food Network: The Big, Fun Kids Baking Book /// The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids /// The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young Chefs

Teens: The Unofficial TikTok Cookbook /// The Complete Cookbook for Teens /// The Baking Cookbook for Teens /// The Super Easy Teen Cookbook /// The Super Easy Teen Baking Cookbook /// The Easy College Cookbook /// Easy College Cookbook for Guys

Holiday Cookbooks

The last section of this cookbook gift guide features cookbooks on holiday cooking and baking. If you love the holidays you definitely need to have one or two of these!

Baking for the Holidays /// The Easy Christmas Cookie Cookbook /// Downtown Abbey Christmas Cookbook /// Christmas Baking /// The Pioneer Woman Year of Holidays /// Christmas With Southern Living /// The Vatican Christmas Cookbook /// Mary Berry’s Christmas Collection /// Jamie Oliver Christmas Cookbook /// Holiday Cookies /// Advent German Bakes /// Hogwarts Holidays Cookbook /// Cookie Advent Cookbook /// ScandiKitchen Christmas /// Baking for Every Season (pre-order) /// Vegan Holiday Cookbook

Thank you for reading the ultimate cookbook gift guide 2021. I hope you enjoyed it and found something you loved. If you need more gift ideas check out my gift ideas for foodies and gift ideas for cat lovers. And make sure to follow me on instagram @alaingablog

Let me know in the comments below what your favorite cookbook is or if you happened to find a cookbook on this list. I’d love to hear from you!

Happy holidays and happy shopping!