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Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones

Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones Recipe

These easy cinnamon chip scones are buttery and tender with sweet cinnamon chips throughout. Pressing the dough into an 8-inch cake pan makes shaping simple and gives you six evenly sized bakery-style scones.
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter cold and cubed
  • 1 cup cinnamon chips homemade or Hershey’s cinnamon chips
  • ½ cup heavy cream plus more for brushing
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • Turbinado sugar for topping, about 3 Sugar in the Raw packets

Instructions

  • Line an 8-inch round cake pan with plastic wrap, leaving enough overhang to lift the dough out later.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add the cold cubed butter. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some small pieces of butter remaining.
  • Gently fold in the cinnamon chips.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and sour cream.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.
  • Transfer the scone dough to the prepared cake pan and gently press it into an even layer.
  • Cover and refrigerate until the dough is firm and well chilled.
  • Lift the dough from the pan using the plastic wrap. Remove the wrap and cut the circle into 6 equal wedges with a sharp knife or bench scraper.
  • Place the scones on a parchment-lined baking sheet and chill or freeze before baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • Brush the tops of the scones lightly with heavy cream and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. If using Sugar in the Raw packets, use about half a packet on each scone.
  • Bake for approximately 15–18 minutes, or until the scones are golden brown around the edges and baked through in the center. Add a few extra minutes of baking time if baking directly from frozen.
  • Let the scones cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack.
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