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8.5 × 11 Recipe Cards

Full-page letter-size recipe cards — 8.5″ × 11″, the size of a normal sheet of paper. Best for recipe binders, family cookbooks, or any recipe big enough that a 5 × 8 still feels cramped. Custom in-browser builder + a couple of classic full-page PDF designs.

Build your own

Letter-size in-browser builder.

Four print-shop quality themes in 8.5 × 11 portrait — Pasta Kitchen, Hokusai Wave, French Bistro, Pitmaster. Drop in a big photo, type the recipe (with a caption under the photo if you want), download a print-ready PDF.

Open the full-page builder
Classic full-page PDFs

Pre-designed letter-size templates.

The original two full-page recipe templates we've shipped — Roses and Vegetables — scaled to fill a letter sheet. Open the PDF, type or write your recipe, and print on plain letter paper.

Roses preview
Roses
Floral-rose border, fits a standard 3×5 recipe box.
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Vegetables preview
Vegetables
Vegetable-illustrated border — a kitchen classic.
Download 8.5×11 PDF
Common questions

People also ask.

Quick answers to the most-searched 8.5×11 recipe-page questions — and a guide to printing them at home.

Can I print 8.5×11 recipe pages on a home printer?
Yes — full-page 8.5×11 recipe cards print on whatever paper your home printer normally accepts. No trimming, no cardstock requirement, no special tray. Set Scaling to Actual Size (not Fit to Page) to keep margins correct.
Will 8.5×11 recipe pages fit a 3-ring binder?
Yes — 8.5×11 is the size every standard 3-ring binder is built for. Hole-punch the printed page or slide it into a page protector and drop it in. The most common workflow for family-cookbook and recipe-binder projects.
What's the difference between 8.5×11 and 5×8 for a recipe binder?
5×8 fits two cards per letter sheet (cheaper to print, more pages per binder). 8.5×11 gives a full page for photos, longer recipes, or multi-recipe layouts — and fits standard binders without trimming. 5×8 is denser; 8.5×11 is roomier.
What paper for 8.5×11 recipe pages?
If the page goes into a sheet protector, 24 lb plain paper is fine. If you're hole-punching directly, 65–80 lb cardstock holds up better over time. For photo-heavy recipes, matte photo paper looks closer to a magazine recipe page.
Read the full how-to-print-a-recipe-card guide
Why full-page

When 5 × 8 still isn't enough.

  1. Recipe binders & family cookbooks. A full 8.5 × 11 page slides into a 3-ring binder or page protector. Print, hole-punch, file. The foundation of every family-recipe project.
  2. Photo-first recipes. The bigger canvas gives a real photo space — useful for showing the finished dish, mise en place, or a step in the middle of the recipe.
  3. Long ingredient lists & multi-step directions.If your recipe doesn't fit comfortably on a 5 × 8 card, this is where it should live. No shrinking the type to make it fit.
  4. Plain letter paper.Print on whatever normal paper your printer eats — you don't need cardstock or photo paper unless you want it.
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