How awesome is your mom? Awesome enough to have her own coat of arms? How about personalized Monogrammed Chalkboard Mother’s Day Cookies?
These Monogrammed Chalkboard Mother’s Day Cookies are fully edible and delicious. The cookies feature a fragrant combination of rose and cardamom, a pairing inspired by a visit to Aveda. I often find flavor ideas in unexpected places; if two scents pair well together, I like to imagine they will taste great together too.
I developed the flavor, then used plaque cutters, marshmallow fondant, stencils and royal icing to create the chalkboard plaque look with custom monograms and floral accents.
I originally planned to keep the cookies strictly black and white to emphasize the chalkboard trend. Once I applied a floral stencil, though, color seemed to bring the designs to life, so I added it sparingly to several cookies. The colored details provide a cheery contrast against the matte black fondant—what do you prefer: classic black and white or a touch of color?
My sugar magnolias and poppy are showcased here as well; I’ll share a dedicated tutorial for those flowers later, but I wanted them to have a spot to shine now. The added color also warmed the photos, which were leaning toward a darker, Halloween-like vibe before.
With Mother’s Day approaching, these cookies make a thoughtful, personalized gift. If you don’t have monogram stencils, dilute white edible gel paste or petal dust in clear alcohol and paint initials by hand. Short on time? Store-bought black fondant works perfectly in place of homemade.
These cookies also make lovely teacher gifts. With the school year ending, bake a batch and have kids write little messages or names on the cookies for their favorite teachers.
Presented in cookie boxes, these decorated cookies become a polished gift. I used ribbon from my sewing stash that complemented the cookie colors—small details like that elevate the presentation.
Mother’s Day Past:
Mother’s Day Cookie Bouquet
Banana Chocolate Cake with MOM Topper
Ruffles & Pearls Mother’s Day Cake
To make these cookies you will need:
One recipe Cardamom Rose Sugar Cookies
One recipe Marshmallow Fondant (color with SugarFlair Black Extra)
One recipe Royal Icing
Copper Gifts Large Fancy Square Cutters
Designer stencils: Chic Rose Mini Print, Monogram and Royal Damask #1
Wilton Gold Lustre Dust (edible)
SugarFlair Red Gel Paste (edible)
Practical tips:
Make the marshmallow fondant a day in advance so the color can fully set.
Bake the cookies and let them cool completely. To minimize spreading, chill cut dough in the freezer for 3–5 minutes before baking.
Roll fondant and, if available, pass it through a pasta roller on the #1 setting for an even thickness.
Cut fondant with the same cutters used for the cookies. Use a pastry brush to apply a thin layer of piping gel to the cookie surface to adhere the fondant cutouts.
Use royal icing with stencils to apply the chalkboard-style designs.
Add color by diluting gel paste or petal dust in clear alcohol and painting carefully.
Package the cookies in boxes and add ribbon for gifting.