Bakery Style Cinnamon Chip Scones

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When it comes to scones, dry is out and soft is in! These Bakery Style Cinnamon Chip Scones are full of flavor, soft and thick, plus a cinch to make.

I’ll admit, I was never a big scone lover growing up. They were far to dry and flavorless, and I never understood their appeal. One day several years back, I tried a cinnamon chip scone at a local bakery. Although the flavor was great, the texture was too crumbly. I knew that day I had to go home and create a version that was soft and more reminiscent of a cinnamon roll. It was not long after this that my bakery style cinnamon chip scones were born. This scone is everything you dream a scone should be: soft, full of flavor, thick, and not the least bit dry. And that glaze on top is the perfect extra bit of sweetness that makes this a truly decadent breakfast, brunch, dessert, or snack. Here’s how to make them.

What you’ll need to make these bakery style cinnamon chip scones:

All purpose flour

Granulated sugar

Baking powder

Salt

Salted butter

Half and half

Cinnamon baking chips

Powdered sugar

The Batter

This scone batter is super simple, and incredibly flavorful because of that fact. I’m a firm believer than simple, wholesome ingredients make the best baked goods. Even when we’re talking about sugar, which obviously lacks nutrition, we can choose organic, minimally processed brands that omit the added toxins and just add sweetness. This is why I used Zulka Sugar in my scones. Zulka is a more natural, unrefined sugar that retains its nutrients without being processed with harmful additives. This allows the natural sweetness to shine and because they are eco-friendly and use local farms for their products, you can feel good about this purchase as well.

The addition of half and half is what makes these scones so soft. It creates a beautifully thick batter that, when rolled out, retains all of it’s moisture and bakes up perfectly.

You will begin by combining all of your dry ingredients in a bowl, and giving it a quick whisk. Cut the cold butter cubes into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or by standing mixer with the paddle attachment until a dough starts to form. Add the half and half and mix until no crumbs remain. Roll out, cut into eight triangles, brush with melted butter and top with additional sugar, and bake! The icing on top is, well, the icing on top. It adds the perfect melted sugary sweetness to complement these thick scones loaded with cinnamon flavor.

The Cinnamon Chips

These cinnamon chips are one of a kind. I generally find them at Walmart, Albertsons, and Amazon. They are so chalked full of cinnamon flavor, and make these scones come to life. If you cannot find them, I would suggest adding 2 tablespoon cinnamon to the batter and subbing the cinnamon chips with white chocolate chips. This won’t yield identical results, but it will still give you a sweet cinnamon scone loaded with baking chips.

The Dietary Substitutions

I love providing gluten and dairy free substitutions so that those with alternate dietary needs can enjoy my recipes to their fullest! These are subs that I have either use and continue to stock in my own home, or that have come highly recommended from others. I want your baking experience to be the best it can be, and avoiding gluten or dairy shouldn’t hinder that process in the slightest. 

As always, here is a list of tried and true dietary substitutes, so that you can enjoy this recipe without the additions of gluten or dairy.

Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour is a wonderful all-purpose sub, and it’s cup for cup, so use the same measurements as you would all-purpose flour.

Miyokos Butter is a plant based brick that closely resembles dairy butter not only in its look, but it’s taste as well. It melts, browns, and spreads just like real butter, and truly is a fantastic substitute in this recipe. Use it as a 1:1 ratio sub, same as the flour, so the recipe measurements will not change. 

Silk makes a dairy free half and half that would work perfectly in this recipe.

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A sincere thank you to Zulka Sugar for sponsoring this re-shoot. I used their granulated and powdered sugars in my recipe, and absolutely love the flavor and texture. Head over to Zulka.com to see the full line of up their products.

Also, if you are a true scone lover, check out my Peanut Butter Chocolate Scones as well.

Happy baking!

XO,

Heather