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Best Baking Cookbooks for Cookies, Cakes & More

Here is our selection of the best baking cookbooks. They are very popular cookbooks with tons of fantastic recipes for cakes, pies, cookies, etc. All of these wonderful cookbooks are very highly rated! They will help you to make amazing desserts & snacks.

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Baking Cookbooks (General Baking) – These fantastic & very popular cookbooks cover huge range of different baking topics (i.e. recipes & instructions for breads, cakes, cookies, etc.). Updated.

  • The Baking Bible
  • Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook: 400+ Recipes, tips, secrets and hints for baking success
  • Beginner’s Baking Bible: 130+ Recipes and Techniques for New Bakers
  • Mary Berry’s Baking Bible: Over 250 Classic Recipes
  • The King Arthur Baking Company’s All-Purpose Baker’s Companion

Cookie Cookbooks – These highly rated books will help you to make wonderful cookies for holidays, birthdays, etc. Updated.

  • Holiday Cookies: Prize-Winning Family Recipes from the Chicago Tribune
  • The Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies, Brownies & Bars
  • Sally’s Cookie Addiction: Irresistible Cookies, Cookie Bars, Shortbread, and More
  • Martha Stewart’s Cookie Perfection: 100+ Recipes to Take Your Sweet Treats to the Next Level
  • The King Arthur Baking Company Essential Cookie Companion

Quick Bread Cookbooks – These books provide recipes for “quick breads” such as banana bread, pumpkin bread, cornbread, zucchini bread, etc. Updated.

  • Best Quick Breads: 150 Recipes for Muffins, Scones, Shortcakes, Gingerbreads, Cornbreads, Coffeecakes, and More
  • Ultimate Quick Bread Cookbook: Savory & Sweet Breads, Muffins, Biscuits & More!
  • Banana breads, loaf cakes & other quick bakes: 60 deliciously easy recipes for home baking

Cake Cookbooks – Make the perfect birthday cake!

  • The Perfect Cake: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic, Modern, and Whimsical Cakes
  • Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes
  • The European Cake Cookbook
  • Cake Decorating for Beginners
  • American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer

Brownie & Blondie Cookbooks – Updated

  • 50 More Extreme Brownies: Recipes for the Most Over-the-Top Treats Ever
  • Even Better Brownies: 50 Standout Bar Recipes for Every Occasion
  • Brownies, Blondies and Other Traybakes: 65 delicious recipes for home-baked sweet treats

Cupcake Cookbooks – Updated

  • Fantastic Filled Cupcakes: Kick Your Baking Up a Notch with Incredible Flavor Combinations
  • The Deliciously Easy Cupcake Cookbook: 75 Simple & Tasty Treats for Any Occasion
  • Cupcake Cookbook for Kids

Gluten Free Baking Cookbooks

  • Alternative Baker: Reinventing Dessert with Gluten-Free Grains and Flours
  • Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
  • Gluten-Free Baking At Home: 102 Foolproof Recipes for Delicious Breads, Cakes, Cookies, and More
  • Gluten-Free Baking with The Culinary Institute of America: 150 Flavorful Recipes from the World’s Premier Culinary College

Pie Cookbooks

  • The Pie Book: Over 400 Classic Recipes
  • Vintage Pies: Classic American Pies for Today’s Home Baker
  • Perfect Pies: The Best Sweet and Savory Recipes from America’s Pie-Baking Champion
  • The Pie and Pastry Bible

There are tons of great baking cookbooks!

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I want to thank EVERYONE who leaves a comment in our recipe comment sections!! Beginners learn a lot from your tips & recipe variations. Below are some of our recent noteworthy visitor comments.

  • Caroline had the wonderful idea to convert our Greek Yogurt Bread into sausage rolls – “Instead of making a loaf of sliceable bread, I took out a package of smoked pork sausages from the freezer, halved them, cut sticks of full-flavoured cheddar cheese sticks, and bundled them into a batch of mini sausage rolls. My husband and I both love them, I will definitely make it this way again!“
  • Margaret left some delicious ingredient ideas for my Bread Machine 100% Whole Wheat Bread – “I have started making this with a generous addition of dried cranberries and sunflower seeds. It’s terrific — little nuggets of chewy and sweet/tart in the perfect whole wheat ambience. My husband commented that one slice was a meal.“
  • Deidre posted some wonderful ingredient additions for my 2 Banana Bread Recipe – “Oh my! After successfully keeping the last two bananas on the hook long enough to make this with my son, it was worth every moment. This recipe is a keeper. We added chocolate chips and a few dashes of cloves and cinnamon. It looks, smells and tastes delightful.“
  • Martha added some delicious dinner ideas to our Bread Machine Naan – “Deeeelish! I’ve been eyeing this recipe for the longest time & decided yesterday was the day. The dough came together easily and the texture was easy to work with.” “They were so much better than the store bought ones, and much cheaper to make with no unnecessary ingredients. I built my meal around the bread, with some souvlaki type marinated chicken, feta, homemade hummus & tzatziki, and a Greek side salad. This Naan bread recipe is a keeper for sure. Thanks, Bread Dad!“
  • Mary left a very nice post on my Bread Machine White Bread (Extra Buttery) page – “I am thrilled I found your site. I recently purchased my first bread machine (KBS 17 in 1) and ordered several recipe books. Measures were a nightmare, from different/varying countries, etc. Very confusing. Also, every recipe book was stingy with photos. To date, I have made the White Bread (you had me at “extra buttery”), the Banana Bread (phenomenal) and the Whole Wheat Bread (excellent). All were SOOO GREAT. Your “Tips” are spot on. Example: the setting for the Banana Bread – mine turned out to be “quick bread” rather than “cake”, and a big THANK YOU for that. 50+ Delicious Bread Machine Recipes is wonderful!!!“

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