Months after we launched our Food52 Cookbook Club as a Facebook Group in 2017, our club moderator Linsey Sowa realized our pastry, pie, cake, bread, and cookie-loving members wanted a place to go deep on baking. So we began a dedicated Food52 Baking Club that followed the same rules.
Together, we’ve cooked through nearly 100 cookbooks together. To make the titles easy to find for our new and current members—over 32,000 and counting!—we’re listing them here for easy access and inspo.
The way our members bake together across continents and time zones is simple: We post pics and reviews of the recipes we make from one of our chosen books. This could mean our “Book of the Month,” our annual “Bonus Book,” or any past cookbook we’ve covered for a Throwback Thursday or Throwback Month (August and February) post. Even if you can’t get your hands on your own copy, we make sure you can still cook along with us, by excerpting recipes from our chosen cookbooks and only selecting titles that you can also download to a device.
Join the Baking Club here, and check out our Cookbook Club, too, along with every book they’ve cooked through.
Below is the full list of cookbooks our club has covered—plus the titles we’re baking through next. You can also see the entire list of books (and search the recipe indexes) on Eat Your Books here. Sign up for free to access it—to organize and build your own shelf, get your first month free with code FOOD5224.
Bonus Book: The Pie & Pastry Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
January: The Cookie That Changed My Life: and More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes Cookies Muffins and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook by Nancy Silverton
February: Happy 7th Birthday Cookbook Clubs! All previously covered books are fair game.
March: Bread and Roses: 100+ Grain forward Recipes featuring Global Ingredients and Botanicals by Rose Wilde
April: Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes by Aleksandra Crapanzano
May: The German Baking Book: Cakes Tarts Breads and More from the Black forest and Beyond by Jürgen Krauss
June: Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook by Alison Roman
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets from My Oven to Yours by Samantha Seneviratne
Bonus Book: Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking by Claudia Fleming
January: Bread Head: Baking for The Road Less Traveled by Greg Wade
February: Happy 6th Birthday Cookbook Clubs! All previously covered books are fair game.
March: What’s for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People: A Baking Book by Claire Saffitz
April: Baked To Order: 60 Sweet and Savory Recipes With Variations for Every Craving by Ruth Mar Tam
May: All About Cookies: A Milk Bar Baking Book by Christina Tosi
June: More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community by Natasha Pickowicz
July: Love Is A Pink Cake: Irresistible Bakes for Morning Noon and Night by Claire Ptak
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: The Vintage Baker: More Than 50 Recipes From Butterscotch Pecan Curls To Sour Cream Jumbles (2018) by Jessie Sheehan
October: 100 Morning Treats (2023) by Sarah Kieffer
November: Zingerman’s Celebrate Every Day Cookbook (2023) by Amy Emberling, Lindsay-Jean Hard et. al.
December: Scandinavian From Scratch: A Love Letter To The Baking Of Denmark Norway and Sweden (2023) by Nichole Accettola
January: Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho
February: Happy 5th Birthday Cookbook Clubs! All previously covered books are fair game.
March: Cookies: The New Classics: A Baking Book by Jesse Szewczyk
April: One Tin Bakes: Sweet and simple traybakes, pies, bars, and buns by Edd Kimber
May: When Pies Fly: Handmade Pastries From Strudels To Stromboli Empanadas To Knishes by Cathy Barrow
July: My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries Breads Candies Beverages and Frozen Treats by Fany Gerson
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy Recipes for Exceptionally Scrumptious Sweets and Treats by Jessie Sheehan
October: The Italian Baker Revised: The Classic Tastes Of The Italian Countryside–Its Breads Pizza Focaccia Cakes Pastries and Cookies by Carol Field (The First Edition Of This Book Is Fair Game As Well.)
November: Baking for The Holidays: 50+ Treats for a Festive Season by Sarah Kieffer
December: Savory Baking by Erin Jeanne Mcdowell
2022 Bonus Book: Baking With Dorie: Sweet Salty & Simple by Dorie Greenspan
2021
January: Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle Guy.
February: Happy 4th Birthday Cookbook Clubs! All previously covered books are fair game.
March: A Good Bake: The Art and Science Of Making Perfect Pastries Cakes Cookies Pies and Breads At Home: A Cookbook by Melissa Weller.
April: Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz
May: Baking At The 20th Century Cafe: Iconic European Desserts From Linzer Torte To Honey Cake by Michelle Polzine
June: [Zoë Bakes Cakes: Everything You Need To Know To Make Your Favorite Layers Bundts Loaves and More] (https://amzn.to/3yGwmKB) by Zoë François
July: Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings: A Baking Book by Yossy Arefi
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: Pure Vanilla: Irresistible Recipes and Essential Techniques by Shauna Sever
October: The New Way To Cake: Simple Recipes With Exceptional Flavor by Benjamina Ebuehi
November: The Vanilla Bean Baking Book: Recipes for Irresistible Everyday Favorites and Reinvented Classics by Sarah Kieffer
December: The New Sugar and Spice by Samantha Seneviratne
2021 Bonus Book: Patisserie: Master The Art Of French Pastry by Melanie Dupuis.
Bonus Book: Midwest Made: Big Bold Baking from the Heartland by Shauna Sever
January: Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal Of Favorite Recipes by Joanne Chang.
February: Happy 3rd Birthday Cookbook Clubs! All previously covered books are fair game.
March: Bread Toast Crumbs: Recipes for No-Knead Loaves & Meals To Savor Every Slice: A Cookbook by Alexandra Stafford.
April: Baking At République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes by Margarita Manzke.
May: The Last Course: A Cookbook by Claudia Fleming.
June: Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers: A Cookbook by Nicole Rucker.
July: Happiness Is Baking: Cakes Pies Tarts Muffins Brownies Cookies: Favorite Desserts From The Queen Of Cake by Maida Heatter.
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: Everyone Can Bake: Simple Recipes To Master and Mix by Dominique Ansel.
October: 100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen With Classic Cookies Novel Treats Brownies Bars and More by Sarah Kieffer.
November: Good Book Of Southern Baking by Kelly Fields and Kate Heddings.
December: The Book On Pie: Everything You Need To Know To Bake Perfect Pies by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Bonus Book: King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains by King Arthur
January: Rose’s Baking Basics by Rose Levy Beranbaum
February: Zingerman’s Bakehouse by Amy Emberling and Frank Carollo.
March: Vintage Cakes by Julie Richardson.
April: Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes by David Lebovitz.
May: The Cardamom Trail: Chetna Bakes With Flavours Of The East by Chetna Makan.
June: Sister Pie: The Recipes and Stories Of A Big-Hearted Bakery In Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski
July: How To Be A Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson
August: Throwback Month. All previously covered books are fair game.
September: The Artful Baker: Extraordinary Desserts From An Obsessive Home Baker by Cenk Sonmezsoy.
October: Simple Cake: All You Need To Keep Your Friends and Family In Cake: A Baking Book Odette Williams.
November: Pie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet & Savory Slab Pies Cathy Barrow
December: Cookie Love: More Than 60 Recipes and Techniques for Turning The Ordinary Into The Extraordinary: A Baking Book Mindy Segal and Kate Leahy
Bonus Book: The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
January: Bouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller and Sebastien Rouxel
February: Baking: From My Home To Yours by Dorie Greenspan
March: The Fearless Baker by Erin Jeanne Mcdowell
April: Happy 1st Birthday Baking Club! All previously covered titles are fair game.
May: The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart
June: Golden by Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer (Note that the UK version is Honey & Co: The Baking Book)
July: The Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book by Emily Elsen and Melissa Elsen
August: Baking With Less Sugar by Joanne Chang
September: The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook by Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez
October: Food52 Genius Desserts by Kristen Miglore
November: All About Cake by Christina Tosi
December: Crumb by Ruby Tandoh
Bonus Book: How To Bake Everything by Mark Bittman
April: Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan
May: Breaking Breads by Uri Scheft
June: Classic German by Luisa Weiss
July: Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan
August: Flour by Joanne Chang
September: Tartine by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson
October: Momofuku Milk Bar by Christina Tosi
November: Bravetart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parks
December: Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh
