These easy to make Cranberry and White Chocolate Scones are a lovely and delicious twist on traditional scones, especially served warm with a little butter.

Cranberry and White Chocolate Scones

If you love scones, white chocolate and cranberries, then you will love these scones. The white chocolate adds a little sweetness while the cranberries add a lovely flavour and texture to scones. They are delicious warmed slightly served with a little butter which melts into them. They make a great morning or afternoon tea treat.

These delicious scones are so tasty as is, but why not try a different type of chocolate such as milk or dark? Or, you could ever try a different type of dried fruit such as apricots, raisins or sultanas.

For these scones I used dried cranberries, though you can certainly use fresh ones if you have them on hand. If you do, just be careful when mixing through as they may bleed a little colour into the mixture.

You could also try using a small amount of orange zest. For a strong orange flavour, try adding the zest of a whole orange. For a milder flavour, use the zest from ½ an orange.

Serving these Scones

These scones are perfect for morning or afternoon tea, though I have been known to eat them for breakfast and as a dessert too!

Serve warmed and then topped with some butter, jam and cream. We love strawberry jam, though apricot jam and blackberry jam are great too!

Scones are best served fresh and luckily, they are quick and easy to make. Though, if you want to make them ahead of time, make the dough and cover the bowl before placing it in the fridge. Use within 24 hours or store the dough in the freezer for up to one month.

Thaw the frozen dough in the fridge before baking the scones.

Storing Scones

Make sure the scones are completely cooled before storing.

Store these scones in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

They also store well in the freezer. Wrap each one individually with cling wrap and then place in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Reheat in the oven or microwave before adding any toppings.

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Ingredients needed for these Scones

To make the delicious scones, you will need:

Self Raising Flour
Butter
Milk
Salt
Sugar
Cranberries
White Chocolate Chips

Making These Scones

To make these scones, first preheat the oven to 200˚C.

Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Add the flour, sugar and salt to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.

Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour mixture until mixed through.

Add the milk and stir with a fork until it becomes a soft dough.

Add the cranberries and white chocolate and gently mix through.

Sprinkle some extra flour onto a wooden cutting board and spoon out the dough.

Knead the dough until smooth.

Roll out the dough until about 1 ½ cm thick.

Dip a scone cutter into flour and then press it into the dough.

Place the scone onto the baking tray.

Repeat with the rest of the dough, leaving a 2cm gap between each scone.

Brush the tops for eh scones with a little extra milk.

Bake in the oven for around 10 – 12 minutes, until golden brown.

Cool the scones on the tray for a few minutes before moving onto a plate.

Enjoy!

Tips for Making Scones

Making the perfect scones is actually quite simple, especially with these helpful tips.

Use cold butter – The colder the butter is, the more light and fluffy the scones will be.
Grate or cut the butter – Grating or cutting the butter into very small pieces helps it incorporate into the dough quicker. This helps to minimise the butter melting when incorporating into the mixture.
The size of the scone cutter you use depends on how many scones you wish to make. A smaller cutter will make more delicate scones while a large cutter makes less scones.
Work quick – The perfect scones come from dough that has not been overworked, with minimal melting of the butter.
Bake until they are just starting to turn golden brown.