These Cinnamon Chip Scones are a delight to eat. They are buttery and soft with just a bit of crispness around the edges. The cinnamon chips add a wonderful spicy hint of flavor. Serve with Clotted Cream and a cup of tea.
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Why you’ll love this cinnamon scones recipe
These buttery cinnamon scones have just the right amount of sweet and buttery flavors. If you love the cinnamon flavor, you’re going to love the cinnamon chips in this recipe. They’re a little bit spicy and a bit sweet for the perfect balance of flavor.
All ingredients can be found at the grocery store, and you can even make these sweet treats in a scone pan to have them consistent in size.
Serve them warm, right out of the oven with some clotted cream or a little jam.
These easy cinnamon scones can be made ahead of time and warmed up, or you can make the scone dough and freeze to bake at a later time.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour – Regular all-purpose flour is the only flour needed for the best scones. No elaborate flour is necessary.
- White Sugar – You’ll use white granulated sugar here for the perfect sweetness.
- Baking Powder and Baking Soda – Using two leavening agents gives the right texture and also makes this an eggless scone recipe. Always use the freshest baking powder and baking soda to ensure the scones will rise properly.
- Salt – Salt helps to enhance the sweetness and cinnamon flavors in this cinnamon scone recipe.
- Cold Butter – Use cold unsalted butter, and cut into small cubes. You can use frozen butter to keep it extra cold.
- Buttermilk – Using buttermilk instead of regular milk helps with the texture. You can substitute buttermilk for whole milk by mixing 1 (scant) cup of milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes before mixing into this recipe.
- Hershey’s Cinnamon Baking Chips – Instead of ground cinnamon, I like to use delicious cinnamon chips, which give a delightful flavor when you bite into them.
How to make these cinnamon chip scones
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, fresh baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- Cut in butter with a pastry cutter/blender until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in buttermilk just until moistened. You may need a little extra buttermilk at the end.
- Fold in cinnamon chips.
- Turn onto a floured surface, and knead until all ingredients are combined into a ball. Split in half and press with your hands into a circle about 3/4 to 1″ thick. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into 6 equal pieces per circle. Creating 12 triangles total.
- Place pieces on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 11-14 minutes. Until just slightly golden brown. Baking time will depend on your oven.
What to serve with scones for breakfast
Scones can be enjoyed for breakfast all on their own, but if you’re looking to create a breakfast moment with scones, try some of these ideas.
- Serve with a cup of coffee or tea. The sweetness of the scones pairs perfectly with coffee and tea.
- If you’re having a late breakfast, or appreciate a sandwich in the morning, serve scones alongside some cucumber tea sandwiches (which are also perfect with scones for afternoon tea).
- Jam, cream, butter, and citrus curbs are all great toppings for scones.
- Serve alongside more scones and offer a variety. You can get more scone ideas with these 15 breakfast scone recipes.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are not hard at all to make. The key is not to overwork the dough and not to overbake. You want chunks of butter in the scone versus melted into it. Kind of like pie dough.
The best way is to place it in a ziplock bag and keep refrigerated for up to a week. You can also freeze them after baking and take them out one at a time and warm them on the counter or microwave in 10-second intervals.
The scone pan keeps all scones uniform in size and is easy to work with when first starting. You can just fill up each slot about halfway and they bake beautifully.
By finding the correct balance between baking powder, baking soda, and buttermilk, you can get the perfect scone texture. These buttery scones and many scone recipes on this site are made without using eggs.
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Recipe
Cinnamon Chip Scones
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/3 cup White Granulated Sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup Butter , Cubed and Chilled
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 10 ounces Hershey's cinnamon baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with Parchment Paper or use a scone pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Using a pastry blender, blend together butter with dry ingredients until mixture resembles corn meal.
- Add Buttermilk and cinnamon chips to the mixture. Mix together until dough forms.
- Split dough into 2 discs aproximately 3/4" thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut both discs into 6 triangles. If using a scone pan, fill each section 1/2 full with dough.
- Bake 10-13 minutes until edges start browning. Serve with clotted cream.
Charleen Crawford says
Thank you Going to try these.
Brenda says
I made these yesterday and they are the absolute best! I made little patties out of a 1/4th cup dough and they turned out to be the perfect size for us. I did have trouble finding the cinnamon chips. I’ve shared this recipe with friends so they can enjoy also.