These Chalkboard Cookies with their edible chalk make for a real sweet treat that’s fun to play with and eat!
How I crafted these sweet Chalkboard Cookies with Edible Chalk
The great thing about these cookies and chalk is that they can be done for SO many parties and SO many themes!
Back to school, teachers gifts, or even an in class craft and treat! I mean you get to PLAY with your food before you eat it, FUN!
My kids are all major artists and so they LOVED these cookies. They loved creating artwork before eating it
The fact that the chocolate chalk would start to melt in their hands so they had to eat it and get another piece didn’t hurt either. I made a TON of extra chalk so it wouldn’t be a problem for them to go through a few.
I made a video for you guys of the two more visual aspects of these cookies, making the black royal icing in the right consistency and of course piping it on, and then making the edible chalk.
Both are totally easy, but seeing the steps sure can make a difference when trying to make them for the first time.
I’d suggest breaking the chalk into even smaller pieces, as it’s more delicate than normal chalk, and will break anyway. ALSO since the frosting will be hard, consider flavoring it with something so it’s not just hard sugar but hard PEPPERMINT sugar maybe?
Today is the very last post from the Disney Villain Descendants party we threw! Don’t forget to check out the other posts – Maleficent long live evil cake, edible Broken magic mirror shard suckers, Cruella puppy chow (aka muddy buddies)
Just take me to the Chalkboard Cookie Recipe already!
If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for the chalkboard cookies and edible chalk, along with links to other back to school recipes and get straight to this delicious treat – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.
Tips to Make the Perfect Chalkboard Cookie
Use a great sugar cookie recipe that doesn’t spread – see mine down below
Don’t over bake cookies as you can’t draw on them until the frosting is totally dry so they will have sat out awhile, so no need for them to be even drier from over baking.
I want the frosting to be totally hard so I use royal icing vs something soft. But you could also use black fondant instead.
Start with chocolate royal icing as the cocoa will make it easier to get full black icing
Use black powdered dye if you can find it for the frosting, if not use a black gel dye
Tips to Make Perfect Edible Chalk
You want to use bright white candy melts vs just white (which tends to be a little yellow.
Use big fat milkshake straws vs normal thin straws. Normal straws will be really hard to push the chalk out of.
Once the chocolate has set run the straw under some hot water for about 10-15 seconds to help the outside “melt” slightly and make it easier to push out of the straw.
To make these chalkboard cookies and edible chalk you’ll need:
- Good Mixer – I love my universal Bosch
- Piping bags
- bright white candy melts
- Fat milkshake straws
- Thin dowel rods
Edible Chalk and Chalkboard Cookies
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If you love Chalkboard Cookies you’ll love these other back to school recipes!
Cheese and Sausage Kolache | Ruler Sugar Cookies | Homemade Hot Pockets
If you love the Edible Chalk you’ll love these other fun and quirky recipes!
Creepy Edible Worms | 4 Fantastic Popcorn Flavors | Edible Mirror
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Chalkboard cookies with edible chalk
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 3 1/4 C all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 C Butter
- 1 C granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 C full fat sour cream
Black Royal Icing
- 1 1/2 Tbs meringue powder
- 2 C powdered sugar
- 3 Tbs water warmed
- 1 1/2 tsp Dark cocoa powder
- 1 tsp black powdered food dye
Chalk
- BRIGHT white candy melts
- Milkshake or Tumbler straws wider than normal
Instructions
Sugar Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350
- Sift flour, soda, salt, nutmeg and powder together
- In separate bowl cream Butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, sour cream
- Mix in the dry ingredients until completely incorporated
- Chill in fridge for 3-4 hours
- Roll out to 1/4 inch cut into shapes
- Bake 12 min
Black Royal Icing
- In a metal bowl mix sugar, meringue, cocoa and black dye.
- Add water, and stir until it’s all wet
- Beat until icing forms peaks 7-10 mins
- Add water, about 1/2 tsp at a time and mix until the icing smooths itself at the count of 10
Chalk
- Melt 2-4 oz of chocolate melts
- Pour into a piping bag, cut a small hole at the tip
- Squeeze into some wide straws, abut half way down
- Place into a cup with 1/2 inch of sugar at the bottom
- Place in the freezer for 10 mins
- Using a dowel rod push the chocolate out of the straw
- Break into chalk sized pieces
Kathy
Can you use gel food coloring? Not sure where to buy powdered.
Barb
I’d like to know this too!
Ashlee
I get mine from a local restaurant supply store, Amazon sometimes has it, you CAN use the gel, but watch it, since you’ll have to add SO much it could change the frosting consistency
Ashlee
yeeeeeeees, BUT be careful, the gel coloring add’s liquid to the frosting, the powdered doesn’t, and you will have a much harder time achieving BLACK without ruining the icing with too much liquid.
Laura / Pet Scribbles
OMG Ashlee – these edible chalkboard and chalk cookies are ahMAZing!!!!! Pinning, sharing, and I hope this post goes bonkers for you! What a fantastic creation!
Ashlee
thank you thank you! I seriously love how they turned out!
Laura Kelly
These are so super fun. LOVE like crazy.
Ashlee
thank you so much! Seriously so cute, everyone loved them
Dara Linthwaite
Can you “erase” the chalk and try writing a few different things on the cookies? If so, what would you use? Or is it a “one use” chalkboard cookie only? (Can’t wait to try these for my retreat groups!)
Ashlee
yes, since it’s just white chocolate you can use the warmth of you hand to carefully wipe/rub the chocolate off, it will melt and wipe off
K
Hi. I love this idea! Can these cookies be frozen and defrosted? Thanks.
Ashlee
you can freeze them before frosting, but not after, as they defrost they’ll condense a bit and if they are frosted the liquid will ruin the royal icing
Linda
Thank you! I’m doing a chalkboard theme party for my daughter and this is perfect!!! CK Products now sells the royal icing powder in colors to get a richer color. Just tried the Red and it was awesome. Now I’m going to try the black for this! Can’t wait!
Ashlee
yay! good to know! enjoy and have a wonderful party!
Chalkii
So awesome! We posted up your recipe on our site for our readers. They are going to love it! Thanks!
Ashlee
so glad you like it, hope your readers did too
Rachel @ {i love} my disorganized life
I’m obsessed with anything chalkboard! Wish I’d known about this recipe for my husband’s 50th surprise party! Totally making them for our next event! LOVE!!!
Ashlee
yay! hope you enjoy them!
Paula
If you make your u I g the day before the colour will darken immensely and turn from grey to black! Works with all colours
Ashlee
yup I do that often, just be sure to rebeat as royal icing separates and it doesn’t last long once you get it right. So it will take while of rebeating and knowing the texture and gloss your looking for for successful royal icing
Walker girl
These look awesome I can’t wait to make them for my sisters preschool class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sajida
Whoop whoop! Made some for my kids class and it came out awesome! Thank you !
Ashlee Marie
So glad they were a hit!
Helen C Page
I love these and so glad I found your site.
Ashlee
I’m so glad you did too!!!
Cheryl
To get black icing I always start with a mixture of any royal icing I have. Mix it together then add black and cocoa if you want. This gets black without having to use sooo much gel.
Ashlee Marie
thats a great way to get brown, like cocoa does, and a great base for black!