Name: Orange Cranberry Scones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 TBSP baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ⅓ cup unsalted cold butter; 1 TBSP turbinado sugar (light brown) + additional for sprinkling on tops of scones (optional); ⅓ cup milk + additional milk for brushing tops of scones; ⅓ cup orange juice; ⅓-½ cup dried cranberries (cut if large); 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)

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These orange cranberry scones are so easy to make and so delicious! With a little orange tang and a punch of flavor from the dried cranberries, these scones are perfect for breakfast or for a snack anytime.

I love scones of any kind, and these scones are quickly becoming my favorite. If you haven’t seen my dried ginger scones, check them out here… because they’re really great! But for these scones, I added a bit of orange juice and some nice plump dried cranberries and… oh, they are delicious!

Sometimes, I like to cut scones into easy triangles, but this time I used a scallop-edged cookie cutter, and they look so pretty! I also decided to brush the tops with milk, which makes the tops all nice and browned and crispy, while they are soft and moist inside.

Just break one open and put a dab of fresh creamery butter on top, and you’ll be swooning…

You’re going to be a fan, once you try these orange cranberry scones!

Why you’ll love Orange Cranberry Scones:

1. It’s so easy, you’ll be done in just a few minutes
2. They’re sweet, but not too sweet, so they are a perfect side with a meal
3. You can customize the recipe and change it up, too!
4. they only require a few ingredients that you probably already have on hand

The batter for the scones should be made right before baking! This is not a “do ahead” and save the dough for later recipe. You’ll get the highest rising fluffiest scones if you prepare the dough and pop it right in the oven!

For these scones, you’ll use the following ingredients:

Flour
Cold Butter
Milk, plus milk for brushing the tops of scones
Orange Juice
Dried Cranberries
Sugar
Salt
Baking Powder
Baking Soda

Let’s Make Some Orange Cranberry Scones

These scones come together in less than 20 minutes, so here’s what to do:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F

2. Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar to a large mixing bowl

3. cut in the cold butter, chopping the butter into small pieces and then rubbing them with your fingers until they are just about pea-sized

4. Add in the dried cranberries and distribute evenly throughout the flour mixture

5. Add in the milk and orange juice and quickly blend together to form a rough dough – the less you handle the dough the better!

6. Place the dough on a cutting board and roll out to about ¾ inch height (more or less depending on how “high” you’d like the scones to be)

7. Using a cookie cutter, cut out round scones and place on a baking sheet,(optional: line with parchment) allowing space between the scones – they will expand a little

8. Lightly brush the tops of the scones with milk; optional: sprinkle a little bit of sugar on top of the milk

9. Bake for for between 10-17 minutes, check at 10… tops and bottoms will be lightly browned when done – don’t over cook

How To Serve

Serve these orange cranbery scones either warm or at room temperature. They are great plain, with some butter melted on top when warm, or with butter and some honey drizzled on top!

These scones will last for 1-3 days at room termperature or can be frozen. If reheated in the oven, they will get a bit crunchier on the outside, but that’s not a bad thing!

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