A simple recipe for giant white chocolate cranberry scones! Not too dry and super flavorful, these are always a crowd-pleaser! Perfect for Christmas morning!

White Chocolate Cranberry Scone Recipe

If you’ve ever bitten into a dry, brittle, flavorless scone and thought… whhhhhhy? I feel ya, my friend! But I plead with you to give scones another chance! You deserve to experience they joys of a properly baked one.

I recently was working at coffee shop that sold scones/breads/pastries/etc. Although I bake all of those things, sometimes it’s nice to get a treat made from another’s hands, and so, I ordered a simple but lovely cranberry scone. Or so I thought!

After one bite I knew the dry, flavorless scone was destined for the garbage. Dry anything is such a crime!

The upside? I left 100% inspired to book it home and bake! A batch of proper scones just needed to happen.

I knew as a base I wanted to lace these scones with vibrant fresh cranberries and dreamy white chocolate chips. It was a good start! However I also knew texture needed to be my main, main, maaaaaain focus! I think that’s where so many scones break bad.

So, what did I do to ensure these lovelies stayed fine and fluffy on the inside, but still had their trademark golden brown exterior we all love…? I added cream cheese! It’s my go-to ingredient in the kitchen these days, and for these scones it’s a must!

Oh, and these bake up suuuper pretty! Meaning they’ll look great on your holiday table… or on your kitchen counter as a grab-and-go snack for all the crazy/busy/no-sleep-till-xmas activities that are popping up these days!

More Cranberry Recipes:

• Bakery-Style Cranberry Orange Scones
• Cranberry Orange Pancakes
• Bakery-Style Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Cranberry Ricotta Scones

White Chocolate Cranberry Scones – Baker by Nature

Ingredients:

2 1/3 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons cream cheese, cut into small pieces

10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

1 large egg

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1 cup fresh cranberries, pulverized in a blender or food processor for 15 seconds

Instructions: 

Preheat oven 400 degrees (F). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add the cream cheese and butter into the flour and – using your hands – mix together until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.

In a small bowl whisk together the egg, cream, and vanilla extract. Pour this mixture into the flour/butter mixture, and gently mix together with a rubber spatula.

Gently fold in the white chocolate chips and cranberries, stirring until even distributed.

Carefully pour the mixture out onto a clean, floured surface, or on a large piece of cling wrap (that’s my little trick), and gently pat the dough into a rough 8 x 8 inch square. Wrap this square in cling wrap and place in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Unwrap the dough, and using a rough knife cut the dough into 8 triangles. Place triangles on the prepared sheet, and bake for 22-24 minutes, or until golden and firm.

Transfer scones to a cooling wrack to cool completely.