| Title | Year | Author | Comments |
|---|
| De re coquinaria (The Art of Cooking) | late 4th / early 5th century | Apicius |
| Kitab al-Tabikh (The Book of Dishes) | 10th century | Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq |
| Kitab al-Tabikh (The Book of Dishes) | 1226 | Muhammad bin Hasan al-Baghdadi |
| Liber de Coquina (The Book of Cookery) | late 13th / early 14th century | two unknown authors from France and Italy |
| Forme of Cury | 14th century | by the Master Cooks of King Richard II of England |
| Viandier | 14th century | Guillaume Tirel alias Taillevent |
| De honesta voluptate et valetudine | 1475 | Bartolomeo Platina | the first cookbook printed in a native language (Italian) in 1487 |
| Cookbook of Infanta Maria of Portugal | c. 1565 | the oldest extant Portuguese cookbook |
| The Good Huswifes Jewell | 1585 | Thomas Dawson |
| The English Huswife | 1615 | Gervase Markham |
| Arte de Cocina, Pastelaria, Vizcocheria e Conservaria | 1680 | Francisco Martinez Montiño | The authour was the palace cook of King Philip II of Spain. |
| The Closet of the Eminently Learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Knight Opened | 1669 | Kenelm Digby |
| Eumsik dimibang | 1670 | Jang Gye-hyang of Andong Jang clan |
| Arte de Cozinha | 1680 | Domingos Rodrigues | the first cookbook printed in Portuguese. |
| Compendium ferculorum, albo Zebranie potraw | 1682 | Stanisław Czerniecki | first cookbook in Polish |
| The Compleat Housewife | 1742 | Eliza Smith |
| The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy | 1747 | Hannah Glasse |
| Hjelpreda I Hushållningen För Unga Fruentimber | 1755 | Cajsa Warg |
| The Experienced English Housekeeper | 1769 | Elizabeth Raffald |
| American Cookery | 1796 | Amelia Simmons |
| A New System of Domestic Cookery | 1806 | Maria Eliza Rundell |
| Le Cuisinier Royal | 1817 | André Viard |
| Modern Cookery for Private Families | 1845 | Eliza Acton |
| El Cocinero Puerto - Riqueño | 1859 | author unknown |
| Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management | 1861 | Mrs Beeton |
| Подарок молодым хозяйкам, A Gift to Young Housewives | 1861 | Elena Molokhovets |
| Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen | 1866 | Malinda Russell | first known cookbook by an African American woman |
| La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene | 1891 | Pellegrino Artusi |
| The Epicurean | 1894 | Charles Ranhofer |
| The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book | 1896 | Fannie Merritt Farmer |
| The Settlement Cook Book | 1901 | Lizzie Black Kander | 34 subsequent editions |
| The Cook's Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes | 1901 | W.G. Waters |
| Le guide culinaire | 1903 | Auguste Escoffier | Various cookbooks between 1903 and 1934. |
| Edmonds Cookery Book | 1908 | T.J. Edmonds Ltd |
| The Joy of Cooking | 1931 | Irma Rombauer |
| Larousse Gastronomique | 1938 |
| Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food | 1939 | Institute of Nutrition, USSR |
| O Livro de Pantagruel | 1946 | Bertha Rosa-Limpo |
| A Book of Mediterranean Food | 1950 | Elizabeth David |
| Il cucchiaio d'argento | 1950 |
| The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook | 1954 | Alice B. Toklas |
| Cooking with the Chinese Flavor | 1956 | Lin Tsuifeng ("Mrs. Lin Yutang") | plus subsequent books |
| Mrs Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery | 1961 | Mrs Balbir Singh |
| Mastering the Art of French Cooking | 1961 | Julia Child |
| Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook | 1969 | Helen Gurley Brown |
| The Fanny and Johnnie Cradock Cookery Programme | 1970 | Fanny, Johnnie Cradock |
| Diet for a Small Planet | 1971 | Frances Moore Lappé |
| The Complete International Jewish Cookbook | 1976 | Evelyn Rose |
| Moosewood Cookbook | 1978 | Mollie Katzen |
| Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book | 1980 | Maryanne Blacker, Pamela Clark |