The 7 Best Cookbooks for the Christmas Season

By TheNaptimeChef | December 3rd, 2012 at 10:23 am

Every season I pull a new selection of cookbooks off my shelf and use them as my primary cooking resources for that time of year. It is not that I am trying to give them each equal attention, it is just that some cookbooks I find more useful for certain seasons than others. I’ve already told you about my favorite cookbooks for summer and fall, now here are my favorite cookbooks for Christmas. These all have some great recipes and tips for the holiday season that I find truly indispensable. If you don’t own any of these I highly recommend you flip through them the next time you are in the book store to take a look. You might just find the advice and recipes you’ve been looking for!

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The 7 Best Cookbooks for the Christmas Season

The Gourmet Cookie Book

This mouthwatering book focuses on the single best cookie recipe that appeared in Gourmet each year from 1941 - 2009. During the holiday season these recipes are indispensable. I love how many interesting and unique cookie recipes there are to choose from. I can put together a different Christmas cookie platter every year! It also makes a terrific hostess gift.
Get it from Amazon, $12.00

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About the Author

Kelsey Banfield is the food writer and the founder of The Naptime Chef and is the author of the popular cookbook The Naptime Chef: Fitting Great Food into Daily Life (Running Press, 2012). She writes a daily food column for Babble Food and her food writing has also appeared in the places like Parents magazine, and Martha Stewart Living. Kelsey lives in southern Connecticut with her husband and daughter.

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