Perfect Lemon Scones

An easy and bright scone recipe anybody can master! White chocolate chips make these decadent and delicious.

Course Breakfast, brunch, scones

Cuisine breakfast, brunch, scones

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Optional Refrigeration Time 30

Total Time 55

Servings scones

Calories 313kcal

Author Kathi & Rachel

Line a 8x13 baking sheet with parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk well. Add cold cubed butter, and using a fork or clean hands, combine butter into flour mixture until it is a sandy texture (some large lumps are okay). Whisk in lemon zest and white chocolate chips.
In a separate bowl, mix together wet ingredients.
Add wet ingredients to flour/butter mixture in large bowl and stir until combined and a dough like texture.
Separate dough into 2 balls and flatten into rounds roughly 3/4 inch in height. Cut each round into 6 pie like pieces & separate on baking sheet about 1/2 inch apart. Place baking sheet with scones in freezer for 30 minutes prior to baking.
Bake scones straight from freezer for 15-20 minutes, or until bottoms of scones are lightly brown and cooked throughout.
While scones are baking, mix glaze in a small bowl. Glaze scones once they have cooled. Serve & enjoy!

Option 1: For the highest rise of scones, place the sheet pan of raw scones in the freezer uncovered for about 30 minutes. Placing the scones in the freezer before baking does 2 things: 1) it makes the gluten relax a bit resulting in a higher rise, and 2) it freezes the butter so as it bakes, it keeps the scone tender and flakey. When ready to bake, place the sheet pan in a 400 degree oven and bake for 15-20 minutes,
Option 2: You CAN skip the freezer and go straight to the oven if you are low on time. Flavor wise, you won't miss out. Texture wise- they'll still be fine, but maybe not as fluffy as they could be! If skipping the freezer, bake the scones at 375 for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom and cooked throughout.