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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This cranberry apple pie is the perfect Christmas pie! Filled with all the quintessential flavors and spices, it’s as beautiful to look at as it tastes in your mouth. Apples, cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Mmmm! I look forward to this pie all year and the Christmas season isn’t complete until I’ve had a piece with a cup of hot coffee.

This delicious pie starts with a good pie crust. Here is my pie crust recipe. It’s been handed down to me from my mother who got it from my grandmother. It’s simply the best! 

I use shortening to make this crust recipe and the results are amazing. But you can substitute it for butter or lard. 

Ingredients needed to bake this pie:

• apples
• fresh cranberries 
• orange zest 
• sugar
• cornstarch
• cinnamon
• allspice
• ground cloves 
• ground nutmeg
• butter – I always use salted butter 
• two pie crusts 
• milk and sugar – for the top of the crust 

How to make this delicious pie:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a bowl stir together the apples, cranberries, orange zest, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg and let sit while you prepare the crust.
3. Place one pie crust in bottom of pie pan and spoon the apple mixture into the crust.
4. Dot the filling with the 2 tablespoons butter.
5. Top the pie with the second crust. Cut slits in the crust to allow steam to escape while baking. Crimp edges.
6. Lightly brush top of pie with milk and sprinkle sugar on top.
7. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then at 375 for 30 minutes or until lightly brown.

I hope y’all enjoy this Christmas pie as much as I do! Of course you can eat this pie anytime of year, not just at Christmastime. 😁

~Rachel Ballinger ☕️🥧

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Cranberry Apple Pie

This cranberry apple pie is the perfect Christmas pie! Full of apple, cranberries, orange zest, and the quintessential warm spices, it’s as wonderful to look at as it tastes in your mouth!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Apple, Christmas, Cranberry, Orange, pie

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings 1 Pie

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 3 large apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 9 inch pie crusts
• Milk and sugar for crust

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a bowl stir together the apples, cranberries, orange zest, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg and let sit while you prepare the crust.
• Place one pie crust in bottom of pie pan and spoon the apple mixture into the crust.
• Dot the filling with the 2 tablespoons butter.
• Top the pie with the second crust. Cut slits in the crust to allow steam to escape while baking. Crimp edges.
• Lightly brush top of pie with milk and sprinkle sugar on top.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then at 375 for 30 minutes or until lightly brown.

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The walnuts are optional and I never add them because of our personal preference. Also good to note, that this salad is best the first day. It’ll last a day or two but not more. I would serve it the day I mix it up. 

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Creamy Cranberry Salad

This festive creamy cranberry salad is perfect for your holiday table. A little sweet, a little tart, and just hits the spot.

Course Dessert

Keyword Cranberry, dessert, Salad

Author Rachel Ballinger

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh cranberries chopped (12 oz pkg)
• 1 apple chopped
• 1 20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 cups whipped cream (8 oz. tub)
• 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans chopped, optional

Instructions

• Pulse cranberries and apple in food processor to chop them or chop with a knife.
• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Fold in whipped cream and nuts right before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

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