The best cinnamon scones recipe ever! These cinnamon chip scones are buttery & moist, easy to make for breakfast or brunch, and are even better than Starbucks & Panera! Perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee in the morning.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
In a large bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder cinnamon and sea salt. Stir to combine.
Add butter and using a fork, pastry cutter or your hands, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until there are coarse crumbs. (You want little chunks of butter)!
Add half and half, egg and vanilla extract and stir until combined. The dough will look crumbly, but should clump together when squeezed between your fingers.
Add cinnamon chips and stir until evenly distributed.
Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface (or pastry slab) and form into a round circle about 10” in diameter.
Transfer the circle of scone dough to the prepared baking sheet.
Cut into eight equal pieces. Start by cutting the circle in half from top to bottom. Then cut it in half from side to side. Then cut the remaining two pieces in half diagonally. (see video)
Sprinkle the top with raw sugar and gently press it into the top of the scones.
Carefully separate the scones and spread them out evenly on your baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 16-20 minutes, or until the scones look set.
Remove from the oven and transfer scones to a baking sheet to cool, or serve warm (which I highly recommend).
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions
All-purpose flour. to make them gluten-free, use an all-purpose gluten-free baking flour.
Granulated sugar. white sugar and organic cane sugar are great choices.
Salted Butter. unsalted butter or vegan butter are good substitutes.
Half and Half. Whole milk is the best substitute. Heavy cream is also delicious, you just need to add an extra 1 to 2 Tablespoons of cream to the dough to make it soft and not dry.
Cinnamon Chips. These are optional, but not really! ;) They really are the secret ingredients that makes these the best cinnamon chip scones ever! Or try these chocolate chip scones.
Store/FreezeStore in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Prepare in Advance Make the scone dough according to the instructions, but do not cut it (leave it as a round 10" circle). Then wrap it tightly with plastic wrap and put it in an airtight container.In the morning, cut and bake the cinnamon scones according to the recipe instructions.