Strawberry Shortcake Scones
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These Strawberry Scones taste like strawberry shortcake! Tender and flaky with fresh strawberries throughout and a dreamy glaze!
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Homemade scones are easy to make and nothing like those tasteless dry bricks you get at your local coffee shop! If you’ve never had a decent scone, have no fear – make these strawberry scones and you’ll understand what you’ve been missing.
I’ve made these strawberry shortcake scones and my lemon blueberry scones so many times now – it’s really easy! And the results are a fantastic pastry, perfect for entertaining or a simple weekend breakfast. These strawberry scones are loosely based off of my master scones recipe, but with a strawberry shortcake twist. They are flaky, tender, full of flavor, and amazing.
Strawberry Shortcake Scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, , spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, , cut into tiny cubes
- 10 small strawberries, , hulled and finely diced
- 3/4 cup half and half
For the glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender (or your hands) until mixture resembles crumbs. Toss in strawberries and coat lightly with the flour mixture.
- Add half and half and fold together gently until the mixture just begins to come together and forms a soft dough. It will be wet. (Do not knead or over mix the dough.)
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and pat into a 1-inch thick rectangle or circle. (If dough is very sticky, sprinkle with just a hint of flour.)
- Using a sharp knife, cut into 6 (or 8) triangles.
- Place scones on prepared baking sheet and bake 16-18 minutes or until no longer wet, golden, and cooked through. (All ovens run differently.)
- Place a sheet of parchment on a work surface, then place a cooling rack over top of parchment. Remove scones from pan to cooling rack. Cool about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, make glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, vanilla, and half and half until smooth. (If glaze is too thick, add a bit more cream. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar.)
- Gently dunk the tops of the scones in the glaze or drizzle over the top. (Glaze will firm up when scones are completely cool.) Eat and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!How to Store Scones
- How long do strawberry scones last? These strawberry scones will keep at room temperature for a day. After that, they need to be refrigerated in an airtight container and will keep for another 3 days.
- Can you freeze strawberry scones? Yes! Allow baked scones to cool completely, and freeze before topping with icing. Transfer to a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Warm in the microwave for about 20 seconds or on a baking sheet, tented with foil, in a 325 degrees F oven for 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool, then top with icing.
- Can I make the dough ahead of time? Yes. You can form the dough, cover them, and then place in the refrigerator the night before baking.
More Strawberry Shortcake Recipes:
- I love that my Strawberry Shortcake Milkshake doubles as a cocktail or a regular creamy milkshake, depending on what I’m in the mood for!
- These Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes use strawberry jam in the filling, which adds extra berry flavor without much effort.
- Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits take just 30 minutes and look especially pretty in little jars!
- My Strawberry Shortcake Dip is sweet, silky, and easy to set out with cookies, crackers, or fruit.
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Delicious scone! Love this recipe, and my husband is already requesting that they go in our normal rotation of treats. I made the recipe as-is, except I macerated the berries and used the drained juice to make the glaze pink. They’re gorgeous, simple and oh, so tasty!
Y-U-M-M….Y-U-M-M…Y-U-M-M….we love scones and this is a keeper
Delightful scone recipe I will make again this week! THX
Sooo yummy
This recipe is amazing!! Try it with blueberry and lemon zest and you won’t regret it
Wow. I’ve had these on my to-do list for over a year and finally made them. I’m so mad it took me this long to get to them because they were so much easier than I ever imagined…and amazing. We LOVED them. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!
these were delicious and easy to make!
My sister made these and shared them! They are delicious! I’m going to try and make them. Also the Blueberry Lemon scones!
Can I use frozen strawberries?
These scones have the best taste and texture using fresh strawberries, but you could try it.
First time making scones and they were amazing!
I was out of half and half for the icing so I tried coffee creamers and it worked beautifully!
These were deeeelicious!
These were so yummy! I subbed earth balance butter and creamy oat milk and skipped the glaze this time. Can’t wait to make these again with farmers market strawberries!
Best breakfast treat…so soft & the strawberries really came through in the flavor!
I made this for my family. I was very nervous as I had not tried this before. They turned out well after all :) We loved them!!
Great recipe! And so easy! My husband loves it! He says they taste like a fancy pop tart!
These were FANTASTIC.
These were easy and super delicious! Thanks!
These are fantastic and easy to make!
Easy to make and so delicious! Added smashed strawberries with juice to make glaze and less half and half.
It was quick and simple to make these scones. I’ll definitely make them again.
Perfect…especially with Jersey strawberries!!
Currently in season!
First time making scones and these were so easy and a huge hit with my family – highly recommend.
These were wonderful. Didn’t use all the glaze called. Will definitely make again, they were so easy.
Best scones ever! Next time will make a double recipe.
All my family love these scones
I have made this quite a few times I love it and very simple!!
This recipe is SO good and so easy to make. The scones I have made in the past require using a heavy stand mixer and once dough is made, rolling it out , and using cookie cutters. This recipe eliminates those steps. I will definitely be making these scones again!!!
I made these Easter weekend and they turned out great! I used fresh ripened strawberries from a fruit stand instead of the grocery store. I used your icing recipe and poured it on thick. Oh so good?? I will definitely make these again.
Just made these this afternoon and they were a challenge for me having not made things like this before. Dough is always intimidating to me but I think this turned out pretty good. They don’t look as pretty as yours but taste wonderful. Thanks for sharing I will make them again.
These turned out great! And they were easy!
These were very very good. I’ve already had 3 and they came out of the oven, not 10 minutes ago!!!
The only changes I made were to use gluten free flour, and sour cream instead of the half and half because it is too hot to go to the store. I also did not add the topping. Thank you very much for a great recipe!
These strawberry scones are absolutely the bomb! Wow amazing. I sprinkled tops with sugar before baking instead of the glaze! Yum!!!
These were absolutely delicious! I subbed in self-rising flour for the all purpose and baking powder. They turned out incredibly moist (not at all dry or crumbly). Thank you!
This scone recipe is amazing! Turns out great every time! Our family’s favourite!
I made these on a Saturday and they were gone by Monday morning… and it’s only me and my boyfriend here hah. Safe to say these were delicious! I accidentally used heavy whipping cream and did not dilute but they still turned out great. Looking forward to making these again, and maybe adding a few white chocolate chips.
This recipe is amazing! Quick, easy and most of all, delicious! If you are looking for a scone recipe, this one is definitely the one!!!!
Can you use regular butter
Hi Bonnie – do you mean salted butter? It’s not my preference, but yes. If so, I would cut back on the 1/2 tsp salt listed to 1/4 tsp. Enjoy!
These were the best scones I have ever made!
These were AMAZING!
***** 5 Stars!
These were so delicious and special I’m thinking of giving them away as gifts and adding them to meals I make for new mom’s.
These were so good! I, of course, got distracted and cooked them a bit longer than they should be. Even so, they were still so soft and flavorful. They gave my bland strawberries new life, thank you!
Can I use a scone pan to bake them?
The same thing happened to me! Too wet to even get it on the baking sheet. So disappointed.
Hi Madison – if you read through all the comments here (and on the Facebook video, and on Pinterest where these have been saved thousands of times), there are literally hundreds of people who have made them without any issues, and loved them. I myself have made them dozens of times. It’s clearly operator error. I would love to troubleshoot with you, but since I wasn’t in the kitchen with you, I can’t say what you did wrong.
I’m going to try cranberries…..
Don’t have half and half where I live.How much heavy cream and how much milk I use??Thanks
Do you have a recipe for just a delicious vanilla scone ?
Yep! https://bellyfull.net/scones-recipe/
How could these be made dairy free?!??
Use coconut milk
Excuse my ignorance, but what is “half and half”?
Equal parts heavy cream and whole milk – in the states, you can buy it in the dairy section pre-made.
Might i be able to use the same non-dairy creamer I use for my coffee?
How much heavy cream and how much milk??Font hv half and half hire tho?thanks
Just made these and they are great! Followed the recipe exactly.
Is it possible to use buttermilk?? Or will that change the texture?? Thank you!
It won’t change the texture, but it will definitely change the flavor. I wouldn’t recommend it in this particular recipe, but you could try it.
First time for making scones and these were easy and are delicious! The whole family loved them, probably bc they are not harder like the typical scone. I used extra strawberries and only a small amount of glazing on the top. This is an easy and yummy recipe that I will be making again!
So yummy! I made with buttermilk I had leftover from another recipe. Hadn’t made scones before; OH SO WORTH IT