White Chocolate Cranberry Scones have the perfect combination of flavors and make the best scones for a lazy weekend morning. The tart cranberries paired with the sweet white chocolate make these the best homemade scones. Pair with a hot cup of joe or an afternoon tea. You'll be hooked after the first time you make this new recipe!Â
Scones really are the perfect addition to breakfast, brunch, or anytime a craving for a warm scone hits. I love making these delicious scones for Christmas morning because of the amazing flavor combination. And I love that they really are the easiest things to make.
Save yourself some money from buying scones at the coffee shop, and make your own batch of cranberry white chocolate scones at home! They're sure to be one of our favorite things soon!
Be sure to also try my Coffee Scones Recipe and this Cherry Scones Recipe for more fun flavors.
Ingredients
- Flour - I use all-purpose flour.
- Salt - Added for flavor.
- Sugar - Gives these tender scones the perfect sweet balance.
- Baking powder- Added for texture.
- Salted butter - Needs to be cold butter and cut into cubes.
- Heavy cream - Helps to combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients.
- Cranberries - The perfect pop of flavor. You can use dried cranberries, fresh cranberries, or frozen cranberries.
- White chocolate chips - Sweet and delicious.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to Make White Chocolate Cranberry Scones
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Add parchment paper to a baking sheet.
Step One: Mix the first 5 ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the butter is cut in.
Step Two: Add everything into a large bowl and add the cream. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Step Three: Separate the dough into two balls. Press each one on the baking sheet into two circles.Â
Step Four: Cut 8 wedges into each one and separate the triangles a bit so there is room between each one.
Step Five: Bake the scones for 12-14 minutes or until golden. Let them cool down all the way.
Step Six: Drizzle with the leftover melted chocolate.
Top Tip
You can make small circular shapes (instead of triangles) by scooping the dough with a large cookie scoop and then pressing down gently.
Substitutions
- Gluten free - To turn this into gluten-free cranberry scones, swap out and use your favorite gluten-free flour.
Variations
- Coarse sugar - If you don't want a white chocolate drizzle as a topping, you can use coarse sugar right on top.
- Change the flavor - Skip the cranberries and try raspberry scones, blueberry scones, or even just buttery scones with a bit of lemon zest.Â
- Unsalted butter - You can use unsalted butter technically, but salted butter really is key for this sweet scone.
See this Starbucks Blueberry Scone Recipe for a great copycat idea!
Equipment
To make the course texture and base for these perfect scones, you'll need to have a food processor, wooden spoon, baking sheet, mixing bowl, and parchment paper.
Storage
Leftover scones are simple to store! Let them cool down all the way, then add them to an airtight container. They can be stored at room temperature, or in the fridge - whatever works best.
You can also freeze scones for later by adding them to a freezer-safe bag or container.
Common Questions
You can. Prepping the dough and getting it ready to bake is a great way to get ahead. Just make sure that you cover it and store it in the fridge until you are ready to bake. You should also remove the dough from the fridge and let it come to room temperature before you slice it into sections and cook.Â
Absolutely. The great thing about making scones from scratch is that there is wiggle room for adding fun flavors. You can add lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and the list goes on.Â
You might have overmixed the dough or baked it a tad bit too long. Pay close attention to the details on the recipe card to get the perfect scones each time.
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📖 Recipe
White Chocolate Cranberry Scones
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- â…” cup sugar
- 2.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 8 tablespoon salted butter cold and cut into cubes
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the first 5 ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until the butter is thoroughly cut in.
- Dump into a large bowl. Add the cream and mix until the dough begins to come together.
- Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
- Separate the dough into two balls. Press each on the prepared baking sheet into two circles. Cut each into 8 wedges. Separate the triangles so there is room between them.
- Bake the scones for 12-14 minutes until golden. Let cool completely.
- Drizzle with additional melted chocolate, if desired.
Nutrition
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