At this time of year we always see a rush of beautiful cookery books hoping to become that perfect Christmas gift. To help you choose, we've selected our twelve favourite new titles and over the next few weeks will be giving you a sneak peek with a downloadable recipe card from each book. All that's left is for you to try out the recipes and decide for yourself.

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Download recipe cards now:

• Jamie Oliver's Candied Bacon Green Salad from Jamie's America

• New Covent Garden Soup Co's Mushroom and Roasted Chestnut Soup from A Soup for All Occasions

• Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Zesty Flapjacks from The River Cottage Family Cookbook

• James Martin's Christmas Pudding Ice Cream with Satsumas and Caramel Sauce from My Kitchen

• Nigel Slater's Roast Parsnips from A Cook and his Vegetable Patch

• John Torode's Best Ever Roast Chicken from John Torode's Chicken and Other Birds

• Delia Smith's Spiced Cranberry Chutney from Delia's Happy Christmas

Coming soon:

• Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers' Torta Della Nonna from The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook

• Annie Bell's Cranberry Bellini from Gorgeous Christmas

• Simon Hopkinson's Pappardelle with Artichokes and Sage from The Vegetarian Option

• Jane Lawson's Winter Vegetable Crumble from Snowflakes and Schnapps

• Lucia van der Post Seasonal Hangovers recipe from Celebrate: The Art of the Special Occasion