Here’s a classic Vanilla Scone recipe — soft, buttery, and infused with warm vanilla flavor, just like the bakery-style ones you find at coffee shops (think Starbucks copycat). ☕🍪
🍯 Ingredients (makes about 8–10 scones)
For the scones:
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (65 g) granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream or whole milk (plus a little for brushing)
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract (or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste for richer flavor)
For the vanilla glaze:
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream or milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven:
400 °F (200 °C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. - Mix dry ingredients:
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. - Cut in the butter:
Add the cold, cubed butter. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (Cold butter = flaky scones!) - Combine wet ingredients:
In a small bowl, whisk together cream, egg, and vanilla extract. - Form the dough:
Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir until just combined. (It should look slightly shaggy, not overmixed.)
If the dough is too sticky, sprinkle with 1–2 Tbsp flour. - Shape & cut:
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- Pat into a 1-inch-thick circle (about 8 inches across).
- Cut into 8 wedges or use a biscuit cutter for rounds.
- Bake:
- Place on prepared baking sheet, brush tops lightly with cream.
- Bake for 14–16 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Make the glaze:
Whisk together powdered sugar, milk/cream, and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle or spread over cooled scones.
💡 Tips
- For extra tender scones, don’t overwork the dough.
- Use vanilla bean paste for bakery-level flavor and those pretty black specks.
- To make ahead: Freeze unbaked scones; bake straight from frozen, adding 2–3 minutes to the baking time.
- Optional mix-ins: White chocolate chips or a pinch of cinnamon.
Would you like me to give you a Starbucks Vanilla Bean Scone (mini triangle) version with a thicker vanilla glaze?
