Scones

Name: Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 -8 cups flour; 2 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups butter; 3 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons milk; 3 teaspoons vanilla; spices or fruit, if your choice

Submitted by Dianne Clewien

"I like my scones a little on the sweet side. So I came up with this recipe after trying many others and finding them just a little to biscuit like."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 24

ingredients

5 -8 cups flour
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ cups butter
3 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons milk
3 teaspoons vanilla
spices or fruit, if your choice

directions

Set aside 5 cups of the flour with baking powder& salt added.
Beat butter and sugar until light& fluffy.
Add eggs 1 at a time, milk, and vanilla mixing well.
Add whatever spices or fruit you want here.
Stir in flour until hold together and can be kneaded.
May need to add additional reserved flour.
Turn out on to floured surface and knead for about 3 minutes.
Do not over work the dough.
Roll on floured surface to 1/2- 1 inch thickness.
Cut into desired shape.
Bake@ 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

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Reviews

SUGAR COOKIES!!! NOT SCONES!!!!!! Today I made these scones. Sad but true when we made the dough they tasted like sugar cookies. I thought well after they are cooked they might taste more like scones. But no!! My family all said I thought you made scones not sugar cookies!!! Well they do look and taste the same. I looked up the sugar cookie recipe and it was pretty much the same as this recipe. If you want to eat sugar cookies NOT scones make this recipe!!!!

meganharrison99
These are totally sugar cookies and not scones. I'm very disappointed. I wanted to make a scone and had no buttermilk or lemons; I found these. I saw the reviews and thought I'd try them. Nope. If you want a yummy scone and have buttermilk or lemons on hand, search for "Cranberry orange scones" made by Sue Lau. They are wonderful!! These are good as sugar cookies but now I need a breakfast plan B.

pascheuman
Added apples and cinnamon to mine and halved the recipe. Definitely needed the extra flour (as I made mine with margarine instead of butter), but they were delish. Will use this again!

ewok_626
A very nice, sweet scone. Loved them. Easy recipe and I liked that you can add any fruits or nuts that you want.

susan_varga

Tweaks

Added apples and cinnamon to mine and halved the recipe. Definitely needed the extra flour (as I made mine with margarine instead of butter), but they were delish. Will use this again!

ewok_626

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Dianne Clewien

Hominy, OK

I live on a 20 acre farm with my husband of 25 years. My all time favorite cookbook would have to be Southern Living. I love to cook for large gatherings like family reunions. My "chow" as the family calls it usually gets rave reviews. If I had a month off all expenses paid I would travel around the US trying different foods. I lived in Turkey for 2 years with a previous husband and loved the foods they served. I have 5 children none of which inherited my love of cooking.But they sure love to eat mine. My biggest pet peeve is someone saying "I can't make that" and they haven't even tried. My philosphy on cooking is you don't know what you can do until you try. I am the world's worst/best at making what my family calls concoctions. Which by the way one daughter in law tries to copy.

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