cookbook

/ˈkʊkˌbʊk/

Etymology

From cook + book; possibly also a calque of German Kochbuch, from kochen (“cook”) + Buch (“book”).

noun

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.“They inherited an interesting nineteenth-century cookbook from their grandparents. It tells how to render lard.”
Any book or set of strategies and tips.“Near-synonym: playbook”