These carrot cake scones are moist and full of flavor. The beautiful orange color of the shredded carrots blended into the batter and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze make these a delectable treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea.

The shredded carrots make the scones so nice and  moist but since they do add moisture to the dough they tend to become soggy after the first day so these are best eaten the day they are made. I’ve seen mentioned to store them in an airtight container with a slice of bread to keep them from getting soggy. I haven’t tried that tip but sounds worth trying.

Ingredients Needed to Make Carrot Cake Scones:

• all purpose flour 
• brown sugar 
• baking powder
• salt
• ground cinnamon 
• ground nutmeg
• ground ginger 
• butter, I use salted butter for everything 
• whole milk or heavy cream for extra goodness 
• vanilla extract
• shredded carrots, peel the carrots and shred them with a grater 
• golden raisins, totally optional but they add a nice color and flavor 
• cream cheese
• powdered sugar 

How to Bake the Scones:

• Combine the dry ingredients in your mixer and then add the butter and mix until the butter is tiny little pea sized chunks. This will take a minute but just be patient! Cutting your butter into small chunks before adding really helps speed up this process. If you don’t get the butter really small, then there will be big pockets of butter in your scones and will create holes in your baked scones that don’t look very pretty.
• Mix in the rest of the ingredients just till combine. Some people swear that you have to mix scone dough by hand or you will have tough scones. I have found that I can mix them up in the mixer as long as I don’t overwork the dough. Just mix together and then dump in on the counter and work into a rectangle. Cut the dough in half and shape each piece into a ball.
• Flatten each ball with your hands to about 1” thickness. Cut the circle into 8 pieces with a dough cutter. A knife or pizza cutter works great too. 
• Transfer to a baking sheet and bake for 17 minutes until edges and bottom are golden brown. 
• Mix up the glaze and drizzle the scones. I put the glaze in a small ziploc bag and snip the corner off to make an icing bag that I can throw away when done with. 
• Enjoy! 

Scones are one of my favorite things to bake. They’re fast and easy and they always taste good! If you’re a fan of scones like me, try out some of my other scone recipes: 

• Chocolate Chip Orange Scones
• Apple Cinnamon Scones 
• Maple Bacon Chocolate Chip Scones
• White Chocolate Cranberry Scones 
• Chocolate Chip Scones 

Happy Baking! 
~Rachel Ballinger 💕☕️

”A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”   ~Rachel

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Carrot Cake Scones

These carrot cake scones are moist and full of flavor. The beautiful orange color of the shredded carrots blended into the batter and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze make these a delectable treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword carrot, Cream Cheese, dessert, Scones

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes minutes

Total Time 27 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Scones

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

Scones:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 6 tbsp cold butter
• 3/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup golden raisins optional

Cream Cheese Glaze

• 1 tbsp cream cheese
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1-3 tbsp milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In your mixer combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and add to the dry mixture. Mix together until the butter is broken into small little pieces. It will take time so just be patient and it will break down!
• Mix in the milk or cream, vanilla, and shredded carrots until moistened. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and divide dough in half and by hand form both sections into circles. You want the dough about an inch thick. Then cut each circle into 8 pieces like a pie with a dough cutter.
• Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and drizzle with glaze.
• Cream Cheese Glaze:
• In a small bowl smash the cream cheese with a spoon and then add the butter and mix till smooth. Add the milk and powdered sugar and mix till smooth and the right consistency to drizzle. Add more milk if needed.

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To make a good scone, you want to follow a few simple rules. Use cold butter and mix the dough until it’s nice and crumbly but don’t over mix the dough. There, that’s it’s. Some people say you absolutely have to mix them by hand to keep them from becoming tough but I often use my mixer and just make sure I don’t over mix.

Scones are delicious as a snack on their own, the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of tea or coffee, and they satisfy that little sweet tooth craving we all get sometimes. They’re staple at your brunch table or tea party. 

This recipe is easy to double and fast to mix up and it bakes in only 17 minutes. I love scones because once you have the basic recipe, you can try any kind of flavor combinations. So much fun! 

Ok, go on and make a batch of scones and brew a pot of tea and have yourself a little tea party. I’m sure there will be a couple of uninvited guests (kids, husband, neighbor haha) that will inevitably show up. That’s the best part of it. Enjoy! 
~Rachel Ballinger 💕☕️

“A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”    ~Rachel

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Maple Bacon Chocolate Chip Scones

Maple bacon chocolate chip scones are one of my favorite flavor combinations! The savory bacon, the sweetness of the chocolate chips, topped with the maple syrup glaze just works perfectly. These are perfect for your brunch table or tea party.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Bacon, Chocolate Chip, Maple Syrup, Scones

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes minutes

37 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Scones

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

For the Scones:

• 2 cups all purpose or bread flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tbsp salted butter cold and cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 strips bacon cooked and chopped
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

For the Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1-2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In your mixer combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut the cold butter into smaller pieces and add to the dry mixture. Mix together until the butter is broken into small little pieces. It will take time so just be patient and it will break down!
• Add the milk, cream, vanilla, chocolate chips, and chopped bacon and mix just until nicely combined.
• Turn out the dough onto a floured surface. Divide dough in half and by hand form both sections into circles. You want the dough about an inch thick. Cut each circle into 8 pieces like a pie with a dough scraper or knife.
• Place about an inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and then drizzle with glaze.

To make the Glaze:

• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl with a spoon. Add a little more or less milk to get the consistency you need.
• I put the glaze in a small ziploc bag, snip the corner off, and drizzle the glaze on the scones.

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These white chocolate cranberry scones are full of chocolate chips and dried cranberries and drizzled with a zesty orange glaze. They are a sweet treat with a cup of coffee, perfect for tea parties, and they make wonderful gifts especially during the Christmas season. 

Scones are one of my favorite things to bake because I can make the so fast and the result is always delicious. It takes about 15 minutes to whip these up and only 17 minutes to bake. 

Ingredients needed to bake these scones:

• flour – all purpose or bread flour 

• granulated sugar

• baking powder

• salt

• butter, I use salted butter for everything 

• whole milk or cream

• vanilla extract

• orange juice – the juice of one orange but depends on how juicy it is

• orange zest – about the zest of one orange 

• dried cranberries

• white chocolate chips

• powdered sugar

   

How to make these scones:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In your mixer combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

Cut the cold butter into smaller pieces and add to the dry mixture. Mix together until the butter is broken into small little pieces. It will take time so just be patient and it will break down!

Mix in milk, vanilla, orange juice, and orange zest until moistened. Add white chocolate chips and cranberries and mix till combined. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface.

Divide dough in half and by hand form both sections into circles. You want the dough about an inch thick. Then cut each circle into 8 pieces like a pie with a knife or dough cutter.

Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 17 minutes or until golden brown.

Mix glaze ingredients and drizzle on cooled scones. Store in an airtight container.

You can mix it by hand with a pastry cutter or in a stand mixer. Just mix till combined. Don’t over work the dough or it can become tough.
A scone is a mix between a biscuit and a cookie. Sweeter than a biscuit, flakier than a cookie. Full of flavor and I dare say they’re more moist than dry. Such a yummy pastry! 

Happy Baking my friends! 
~Rachel Ballinger ☕️💕

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White Chocolate Cranberry Scones

These white chocolate cranberry scones are full of chocolate chips and dried cranberries and drizzled with a zesty orange glaze. They are a sweet treat with a cup of coffee, perfect for tea parties, and they make wonderful gifts especially during the Christmas season. 

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert, Scones

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes minutes

Total Time 32 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Scones

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup milk or cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• Glaze:

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp orange juice or milk
• pinch of orange zest

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In your mixer combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut the cold butter into smaller pieces and add to the dry mixture. Mix together until the butter is broken into small little pieces. It will take time so just be patient and it will break down!
• Mix in milk, vanilla, orange juice, and orange zest until moistened. Add white chocolate chips and cranberries and mix till combined. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface.
• Divide dough in half and by hand form both sections into circles. You want the dough about an inch thick. Then cut each circle into 8 pieces like a pie with a knife or dough cutter.
• Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 17 minutes or until golden brown.

Glaze:

• Mix glaze ingredients in a small bowl with a spoon. Put the glaze ingredients in a small ziploc bag, zip it shut, snip a small corner of the bag off with scissors, and drizzle the glaze on the cooled scones.
• Let the glaze harden and then store scones in an airtight container.

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These delicious chocolate chip orange scones are moist and bursting with flavor. Perfect treat for brunch or breakfast. Not too sweet but sweet enough and goes beautifully with a hot cup of coffee or tea. 

I can mix these up in 15 minutes and then they bake in only 17 minutes so it’s something you can quickly make in the morning to serve guests or for a treat on the weekend. 
The secret to good scones is using cold butter and not over mixing the dough. It’s easy to mix up by hand but I also use my mixer being careful to just bring the dough together and not over mix and knead it. 

Ingredients needed for Chocolate Chip Orange Scones: 

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• all purpose flour, bread flour works great too
• white sugar 
• baking powder 
• salt
• butter, I use salted butter for everything 
• whole milk, heavy cream works great too
• vanilla extract
• orange juice and zest, one large orange is usually enough
• semisweet chocolate chips, I like using the mini chocolate chips if I have them but big ones work great too 

How to make the scones: 

• First you mix together your dry ingredients and then add the butter. You can do this with the mixer or by hand using a fork or dough cutter. I cube the butter and incorporate it into the dough until it’s broken down into pea sized pieces. It’ll take some time but just be patient and break it down. This will make the dough moist and flaky. It’ll be worth it in the end!  
  
  
• Add the wet ingredients and mix to just bring the dough together. 
  
  
• Dump the dough onto a floured surface and divide in half. Shape into two balls. Squish the dough down with your hands to form a uniform circle about an inch thick. Cut each circle into 8 pieces. You could totally just leave the dough in one big ball and make eight big scones. I prefer the smaller scones simply because they stretch further and little kids can handle the smaller ones better than if they’re too big. 
  
  
• Place the scones on a baking sheet and bake in 400 degree preheated oven for 17 minutes. Place on baking rack or parchment paper until cool. Store in airtight container. 
  
  

Scones make great gifts for Christmas, teachers, friends, anybody and any occasion really. My family is always excited when I bake some.

Enjoy! 
~Rachel Ballinger☕️💕

“A lot of living happens in the kitchen.”   ~Rachel 

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Chocolate Chip Orange Scones

These delicious chocolate chip orange scones are moist and bursting with flavor. Perfect treat for brunch or breakfast.

Course Dessert

Keyword Chocolate Chip, dessert, Orange, Scones

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 17 minutes minutes

Total Time 32 minutes minutes

Servings 16 Scones

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour all purpose or bread
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 Tbsp butter salted
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 Tbsp orange zest
• 1/2 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In your mixer combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut the cold butter into smaller pieces and add to the dry mixture. Mix together until the butter is broken into small little pieces. It will take time so just be patient and it will break down!
• Mix in milk, vanilla, orange juice, and orange zest until moistened. Add chocolate chips and mix till combined. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface.
• Divide dough in half and by hand form both sections into circles. You want the dough about an inch thick. Then cut each circle into 8 pieces like a pie with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.
• Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 17 minutes or until golden brown.

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