Personalised Recipe Books

Personalised Recipe Book Printing

Whether you want to preserve a beloved collection of family recipes, create a thoughtful handmade gift or produce a professional cookbook to share your culinary passion with the world, our personalised recipe book printing service has everything you need. At Pixartprinting, we make it easy to bring your recipes to life in a beautifully printed, high-quality book — available from just one single copy, with free delivery, always.

From your grandmother's secret pasta sauce to your own original creations, a custom printed recipe book is the perfect way to gather your favourite dishes in one place. Practical, durable and fully customisable, our recipe books are designed to sit comfortably open on the kitchen worktop as you cook — and to look stunning on any bookshelf when you're not.

Recipe Book Printing with Wire-O Binding

All of our personalised recipe books are produced with Wire-O binding — and for good reason. Unlike glued or stapled spines, Wire-O binding allows your book to open completely flat at any page, making it far easier to follow a recipe with your hands full. The metal wire spine is available in two colours — silver or black — so you can choose the finish that best complements your cover design. Robust, elegant and highly functional, Wire-O binding is the ideal choice for a recipe book that will be used again and again.

Custom Formats for Your Personalised Recipe Book

We offer a choice of standard formats and a fully custom size option, so your recipe book printing can be tailored to exactly the dimensions you have in mind:

• A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) — spacious and ideal for full-page recipe layouts with large photographs.
• A5 (14.8 x 21 cm) — compact and easy to handle, perfect for a handy kitchen companion.
• A6 (10.5 x 14.8 cm) — a pocket-sized format, great for a concise collection of favourite recipes.
• Custom format — enter your own width and height measurements for a completely bespoke result.

Both portrait and landscape orientations are available, giving you even greater creative freedom over the layout of your pages.

Calculating the Page Count for Your Recipe Book

When setting up your personalised recipe book, the total number of pages must be a multiple of two and should include the four pages that make up your cover — the front, back, inside front and inside back — plus all of your inside pages. To give a practical example: if your recipe book contains 80 inside pages, your total page count will be 84. We strongly recommend downloading our template and instructions from the bottom of this page before setting up your artwork, to ensure your file is configured correctly and ready to print.

Premium Paper Choices for Every Style of Recipe Book

The paper you choose for your recipe book printing will define the look, feel and quality of the finished product. We offer a carefully selected range of paper stocks for your inside pages, each suited to different styles and aesthetics:

• Classic Demimatt — a long-lasting matt coated paper that enhances photographic detail and produces crisp, clear text. Perfect for recipe books with lots of food photography.
• Classic Gloss — a bright, gloss coated paper with a silky finish that makes colours vivid and images striking. Ideal for bold, visually rich layouts.
• Classic Uncoated — a clean, brilliant white uncoated paper with a natural feel. Well suited to text-heavy recipe collections with a simple, unfussy aesthetic.
• Extraprint — a smooth, velvety uncoated stock with a high white point and excellent colour reproduction. A versatile and premium choice for any style of recipe book.
• Underwood (Woodstock Birch) — an ivory-toned paper with a natural, tactile feel and an eco-conscious character. A beautiful choice for recipe books with a rustic, artisanal or vintage-inspired design.
• Recycled — made from 100% recycled fibres, this environmentally friendly paper is ideal for recipe books with a sustainable ethos and a distinctive, characterful finish.

Make Your Recipe Book Printing Truly Unique

Elevate your personalised recipe book with a choice of premium cover finishes that add a striking visual and tactile dimension to your design. Our special finish options include:

• 3D Varnish — a raised, tactile coating that adds depth and texture to selected areas of your cover design.
• Gold Foil — a warm, lustrous metallic detail that brings a sense of luxury and occasion to any cover.
• Silver Foil — a cool, eye-catching metallic finish for a sleek and contemporary look.

Please follow the instructions sheet carefully when preparing your artwork file to ensure special finishes are set up correctly.

Lamination Options for a Polished, Professional Finish

Protect your recipe book cover and give it a professional finish with one of our three lamination options:

• Matt lamination — a smooth, non-reflective finish for a refined and understated look.
• Gloss lamination — a high-shine coating that intensifies colours and gives your cover a bold, vibrant appearance.
• Soft-touch lamination — a velvety, silky finish that feels as premium as it looks, adding a tactile quality that makes your book a pleasure to hold.

How to Order Your Personalised Recipe Book Online

Ordering your custom printed recipe book from Pixartprinting is quick and simple. Start by selecting all of your configuration options on this page — format, orientation, page count, paper type, wire colour, lamination and any special finishes. Next, download the Template and Instructions to ensure your artwork file is set up correctly. Once your file is ready, place your order, upload your artwork and we'll take care of the rest. Your finished recipe book will be delivered directly to your home or office — free of charge, always.

Useful Tips for Your Recipe Book Printing Project

Planning your first printed book and not sure where to start? Our blog is full of expert guidance to help you at every stage. Learn how books are structured and how to plan your pages effectively, find out how much it costs to print a book so you can budget with confidence, and get step-by-step guidance on typesetting your book for print. You can also explore tips on marketing in the publishing sector if you're planning to sell your cookbook, and find inspiration for designing a book cover that truly stands out.

Explore Our Full Range of Book Printing Services

Our personalised recipe book is just one of the many publications available through Pixartprinting's extensive printing and binding service . Whether you're looking to print a full-length novel, a professional catalogue or a compact brochure, we have the perfect solution for you:

• Book printing — professional printing for novels, guides, portfolios and more.
• Catalogue printing — showcase your products in a beautifully printed, bound catalogue.
• Booklet and brochure printing — concise, versatile publications for any purpose.