The most popular baking books of 2025

Baking books cover bread, cakes, cookies, pastry and desserts. Clear recipes and good technique make the difference, and the best books explain why as well as how. Whether you want a reliable birthday cake or your first sourdough loaf, you will find a patient teacher here. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Bread Etc.
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Bread Etc.

Matthew James Duffy

Published 2025

400 pages

Thyme for Dessert
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Thyme for Dessert

D. L. Acken, Aurelia Louvet

Published 2025

176 pages

COOKIES
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COOKIES

The Coastal Kitchen

Published 2025

368 pages