Mother’s Day biscuits

Give your biscuits an unusual edge with cardamom seeds in this buttery shortbread recipe. The addition of cardamom gives a fragrant flavour and makes these biscuits really moreish – perfect for an adventurous mum. Ready in just over half an hour, these biscuits can be whipped up in no time at all for an afternoon treat.

Get the recipe: Phil Vickery’s cardamon shortbreads

These pretty hearts will show your mum you care on Mother’s Day morning. Why not serve them up as a surprise with her morning cuppa? Made with a citrus zing, they are fresh tasting and perfect for spring. Have fun with the colour of the icing and decoration to suit your mum’s personality. This recipe makes 40 biscuits so there will even be plenty for you to sample too.

Get the recipe: Lemon Heart biscuits

Who wouldn’t be delighted with this classic treat? Layers of chocolate, shortbread and caramel make this millionaire’s shortbread luxurious and rich. Using a jar of readymade caramel makes this recipe easy peasy and will save you time too, meaning you can get on with spoiling your mum on her day. These look great when cut into mini cubes and wrapped up in a cellophane bag, tied with some pretty ribbon.

Get the recipe: Millionaire’s shortbread

Show your mum you care the best way we know how – with food! She’ll get the message loud and clear with these adorable biscuits spelling out exactly how much you love her. With a shiny strawberry jam filling and shortbread biscuits, these will go down a treat with a cuppa. You could even personalise them with your own message.

Get the recipe: ‘I love you mum’ biscuits

Impress your mum by whipping up these fancy flower cookies. Decorated with brightly coloured icing, these biscuits are pretty and delicious.

Get the recipe: Flower cookies

These gorgeous biscuits will make it obvious exactly who these biscuits are for, meaning mum won’t have to share her tasty treats – something we’re sure she’ll like! Have fun with the icing, sprinkles and writing to make them as pretty as possible before giving them to mum. Taking only 15 minutes to get in the oven, these pretty biscuits are a quick fix if you need a little extra something to give to your mum.

Get the recipe: Mum biscuits

If you don’t fancy making these shortbread biscuits into hearts you can make them into whatever you like with a whole range of cookie cutters – why not have a go at letters, stars or animals? These biscuits keep for up to a week in a sealed cake tin so you can get ahead of yourself and have them ready to go on Mother’s Day morning as a lovely surprise.

Get the recipe: Dotty shortbread hearts

Make your mum a batch of chocolate florentines with this simple recipe. They’re a great food gift, just pop into a box or wrap in a cellophane bag and tie with a ribbon.

Get the recipe: Chocolate florentines

Made with muesli and soft brown sugar, these delicious little biscuits are perfect for a treat at breakfast time – and are much healthier than a box of chocs! Have fun with the lettering and spell out whatever message you want to tell your mum on Mother’s Day.

Get the recipe: Get the recipe: I love you cookies

Looking for a chocolate recipe for a chocoholic mum? These pretty little swirls will make her very happy. Made from whipped egg whites, sugar and dark chocolate, they are light, crunchy and have a cocoa-rich flavour. These make a pretty gift when wrapped simply in brown paper and tied with a ribbon or even some brown string and a tag.

Get the recipe: Chocolate meringue biscuits

Make a garland of biscuits with this nifty little recipe for red love hearts, perhaps you could use them as table decorations or tie them onto the handle of your mum’s cuppa for a sweet surprise? Use red food colouring gel to get the lovely deep red colour, this recipe also has some great icing tips that you can then use on other biscuits.

Get the recipe: Sweetheart biscuits

Tangy lemon and sweet white chocolate are the perfect match in these crunchy biscuit thins. The recipe calls for lemon oil but if you can’t find it in your local shop, you can add the grated rind of a couple of lemons instead to get the same citrus kick. Pop these beauties into a box lined with some pastel coloured tissue paper for a present that will be pretty as a picture.

Get the recipe: Lemon and white chocolate biscuits

Does your mum love vanilla biscuits and chocolate biscuits? That’s not a problem thanks to these pretty prefect two-tone treats from the queen of baking, Mary Berry. Once you’ve had a go at making them, you’ll see how easy they are to make. Your mum will never guess you whipped them up in just an hour thanks to their fancy appearance.

Get the recipe: Mary Berry’s two-tone heart biscuits