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    Home » Breakfast and Brunch

    Cinnamon Chip Scones with Spiced Orange Glaze

    October 13, 2020 by Chenée Lewis

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    Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones with Spiced Orange Glaze | Chenée Today

    I'm a cinnamon lover, so I'm obsessed with these easy cinnamon chip scones (Starbucks recipe copycat)! And we're adding an incredible spice orange glaze to make these the best cinnamon chip scones! Hershey cinnamon chips add the perfect bit of sugar and spice in each bite! And I've also included instructions to make cinnamon scones without cinnamon chips! And for more cinnamon treats, try my Cinnamon Palmiers, my Apple Chips, and my Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream!

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    Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones Recipe
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    Best Cinnamon Chip Scones - Starbucks Recipe Copycat

    If you're like me, when you go to coffee shops you love to order cinnamon chip scones -- the tender, crumbly texture dotted with little bursts of cinnamon is such a special treat! Well when you want something just like your favorite cinnamon scones from your local café, only better, try this cinnamon chip scones Starbucks recipe copycat! These easy cinnamon chip scones are buttery, crumbly, and soft, with those great little pockets of sweet cinnamon goodness. But these come drizzled with the most luscious spiced orange glaze that complements all those flavors perfectly!

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    Cinnamon Chip Scones - Starbucks Recipe Copycat

    Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones - Hershey Chips

    Best of all, these cinnamon chip scones are so easy! You might think that homemade cinnamon scones are a complicated endeavor, but they're really not! If you've got a cheese grater, you're very close to achieving that tender crumb yourself. These scones are so simple to make, and they're perfect for a morning treat!

    What is the secret of making good scones?

    Here are a few of my favorite tips for the best easy cinnamon chip scones!

    • Make sure your butter is cold. In this recipe, we're actually grating frozen butter to make sure it stays cold. Colder butter allows your scones to rise higher in the oven.
    • To reinforce the chilled butter, we're placing our whole baking sheet into the freezer to chill while we preheat our oven.
    • Be sure not to over-mix the dough. For this cinnamon chip scones recipe, we want the dough to just be coming together in pea-sized crumbs when we begin to shape it.
    closeup of easy cinnamon scones
    Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones - Starbucks Recipe Copycat

    How do you make scones rise higher?

    One trick to make your scones rise even higher is to place them on the baking sheet closer together, just barely touching. This way they'll force each other to rise higher. You may just need to add an additional minute or two to the baking time.

    Cinnamon Scones Without Cinnamon Chips

    I sometimes have trouble finding cinnamon chips on store shelves! So if you can't get your hands on the Hershey cinnamon chips, you can make these cinnamon scones without cinnamon chips! Just add 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients and increase the brown sugar to ½ cup, and follow the rest of the recipe as usual!

    Cinnamon Chip Scones with Hershey Chips on a tray
    Cinnamon Scones Without Cinnamon Chips

    Ingredients

    • all-purpose flour - it's important to measure your flour accurately, so I would recommend weighing it with a food scale. For this recipe, you'll need 256 grams. Alternatively, you can measure two cups of flour using the spoon-and-level method.
    • light brown sugar - in this cinnamon scones recipe, we're using brown sugar instead of the typical granulated sugar. Brown sugar brings out the warm flavors of cinnamon and gives a slight caramel flavor to our dough.
    • baking soda and baking powder - these learners help to give us the lift and texture we want.
    • salted butter - the butter should be frozen. I just toss it in the fridge for about an hour before making the dough, or you can freeze it overnight if you're making these cinnamon chip scones in the morning!
    • full-fat sour cream - this adds the perfect texture and complex flavor!
    • egg - your egg should be room temperature. This also will help to make sure the texture of our scones is perfect!
    • pure vanilla extract - this adds delicious vanilla flavor to complement the cinnamon and brown sugar in these scones. Make sure you use a good-quality vanilla extract.
    • cinnamon chips - I make these cinnamon chip scones with Hershey's Cinnamon Chips. They are perfect little bites of cinnamon flavor, and you can just toss them in like chocolate chips so they're so easy! You can also make these cinnamon scones without cinnamon chips -- just add 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients and increase the brown sugar to ½ cup.
    cinnamon chip scone on a plate with glaze
    The Best Cinnamon Chip Scones - Hershey Cinnamon Chips

    So that's what you need to make the best cinnamon chip scones! But if you want to go the extra mile and make this incredible spiced orange glaze, here's what you'll need:

    • powdered sugar - this is what gives icings and frostings their texture and allows them to set. Like the flour above, I recommend using a food scale to measure out 230 grams of powdered sugar.
    • freshly squeezed orange juice - fresh orange juice brightens up these cinnamon scones so well!
    • orange zest - the zest from that same orange bumps up the intensity of the orange flavor in this icing, and makes it so delicious!
    • nutmeg and cardamom - I love the combination of nutmeg and cardamom -- the nutmeg works so well with the cinnamon in the scones, and orange and cardamom are a classic combination. If you prefer, you can omit one of them or substitute other spices, or just leave the spices out altogether!
    • pure vanilla extract - balances out the sharp orange flavor in this icing.
    • pinch of salt - just a bit of salt helps to bring out the flavors in our icing, and adds so much to our scones!
    easy cinnamon chip scone with cinnamon chips on a tray
    Easy Cinnamon Chip Scones - Hershey Cinnamon Chips

    Equipment

    To make these cinnamon chip scones, you'll only need a few typical kitchen tools, and no electric mixer or food processor! Here's what I recommend:

    Tips and F.A.Q.

    Why are my scones hard and dry?

    Tough, dry scones can be caused by over-mixing the dough, or by inadvertently adding too much flour. Make sure you're measuring your flour correctly!

    What does egg do to scones?

    Adding an egg to this easy cinnamon chip scones recipe helps to bind the dough together, and adds a richer, fluffier texture.

    Should you rest scones before baking?

    Yes, definitely! For these easy cinnamon chip scones, we're chilling our scones in the freezer for 10-15 minutes while we preheat our oven, but you can also leave your scones in the fridge overnight, covered on a baking sheet, before baking them in the morning! Resting your scone dough helps the gluten to relax so that they can rise higher and have a more tender texture.

    Can I freeze these cinnamon chip scones?

    My advice would be to freeze the dough before baking, not after -- your scones will taste best the day they're baked. You can just freeze them solid uncovered on a baking sheet, then wrap them well in plastic wrap and place in heavy-duty freezer bags. You can then freeze them up to one month. Bake them from frozen, adding a few extra minutes to the bake time.

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    If you try this recipe, I would love it if you could leave a star review rating and comment below! It’s so wonderful hearing your feedback! And don’t forget to share your creations with me by tagging @chenee_today on Instagram!

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    cinnamon chip scones (starbucks recipe) on a tray

    Cinnamon Chip Scones - Hershey Cinnamon Chips

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    Easy cinnamon chip scones (Starbucks copycat recipe)! And we're adding an incredible spice orange glaze to make these the best cinnamon chip scones! Hershey cinnamon chips add the perfect bit of sugar and spice in each bite, and I've also included instructions to make cinnamon scones without cinnamon chips!
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes
    Total Time: 33 minutes
    Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine :American
    Servings: 8 scones
    Calories: 522kcal
    Recipe Source: Chenée Lewis

    Equipment you may need

    • measuring cups and spoons
    • mixing bowls
    • whisk
    • rubber spatula
    • food scale
    • cooling rack
    • ¾ sheet baking pan
    • parchment paper
    • silicone baking mat
    • pastry cutter
    • cheese grater

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour - measured by weight with a kitchen scale, or using the spoon-and-level method
    • ⅓ cup (73 g) light brown sugar - packed
    • ¼ teaspoon (1 g) baking soda
    • 2 teaspoon (8 g) baking powder
    • 1 cup (237 g) cinnamon chips
    • ½ cup (114 g) salted butter - frozen (1 stick)
    • ¾ cup (173 g) full-fat sour cream - cold
    • 1 large egg - beaten
    • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract

    Spiced Orange Glaze

    • 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
    • ¼ cup (59 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 1 teaspoon (2 g) orange zest
    • ⅛ teaspoon (0.3 g) ground nutmeg
    • ⅛ teaspoon (0.3 g) ground cardamom
    • ½ teaspoon (2 ml) pure vanilla extract
    • Pinch salt

    Instructions

    • At least one hour before preparing dough (or the night before), place butter in freezer.
      ½ cup salted butter
    • Whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
      2 cups all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup light brown sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • Grate in frozen butter and combine with dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender or a fork, blend butter into flour mixture.
    • In a separate bowl, whisk together sour cream, egg, and vanilla.
      ¾ cup full-fat sour cream, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • Fold sour cream mixture and cinnamon chips into dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.
      1 cup cinnamon chips
    • Using floured hands and a pastry blender, form dough mixture into a square and then fold the square in half over itself top to bottom. Flatten out into another square and repeat, folding left to right.
    • Place dough on a lightly floured surface and dust top of dough ball with a little more flour. Gently shape into a 7-inch round flattened disk and cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges about 1-inch apart on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking liner.
    • Preheat oven to 400°F and place baking sheet with scones in the freezer to chill while it heats up.
    • Bake for 16-20 minutes or until scones are lightly golden on top and golden brown on bottom. Let cool before adding glaze.

    Spiced Orange Glaze

    • Whisk glaze ingredients together until smooth.
      2 cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange zest, ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, Pinch salt
    • Place scones on cooling rack over parchment paper or paper towels to catch drips. Drizzle glaze over cooled scones and allow to set.

    Notes

    Storage and Freezing: Scones are best served the day they're made. If you plan to save for later, they're best stored frozen in an airtight container, for up to 3 months.
    Cold ingredients: Because we want our scone dough to be flaky, it's important that in addition to the frozen butter, our sour cream and egg should be chilled before adding to the recipe. 
    Cinnamon Scones Without Cinnamon Chips: To omit the cinnamon chips, just add 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients and increase the brown sugar to ½ cup.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 scone | Calories: 522 kcal | Carbohydrates: 90 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 10 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 0.5 g | Cholesterol: 66 mg | Sodium: 251 mg | Potassium: 104 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 65 g | Vitamin A: 539 IU | Vitamin C: 4 mg | Calcium: 102 mg | Iron: 2 mg
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    Last Updated on July 15, 2022 by Chenée Lewis

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    1. Janessa

      October 30, 2022 at 7:23 pm

      5 stars
      We made these scones with our breakfast today- so good! Perfect paired with our morning coffee.

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 31, 2022 at 8:48 am

        Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed them!

        Reply
    2. nancy

      October 30, 2022 at 6:06 pm

      5 stars
      i don't know which is better the cinnamon scones itself or the delicious orange glaze!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        November 01, 2022 at 1:45 am

        It's a tie! 🙂 Glad you like them!

        Reply
    3. Kris

      October 30, 2022 at 5:34 pm

      5 stars
      Perfect texture and flavor! Will make again!!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 31, 2022 at 7:37 pm

        So glad you liked them! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Alina

      October 30, 2022 at 4:38 pm

      5 stars
      That scones looks so delicious, would love to have them with my morning coffee!

      Reply
    5. Robin

      October 25, 2020 at 3:10 am

      5 stars
      The addition of the sour cream and cardamom are what made me love these scones. Fantastic idea!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 27, 2020 at 4:29 am

        They make a big difference for me too!! Thanks so much!

        Reply
    6. Carita Fambro

      October 23, 2020 at 7:31 am

      5 stars
      I've been really hesitant at the idea of making scones at home. After reading through your post and recipe instructions, I think I'm going to take the leap. This sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 27, 2020 at 4:31 am

        Yes! They're much easier than they look, especially when you grate the frozen butter in. Hope you can give them a try!

        Reply
      • Jacqueline

        October 30, 2022 at 5:26 pm

        5 stars
        Oh I do love the sound of that glaze, but I'd have to cut them round. Don't like hard bits from the points in scones.

        Reply
        • Chenée Lewis

          October 31, 2022 at 10:23 pm

          That's a good idea! This would definitely work with round cookie cutters.

    7. Marsha Eileen

      October 20, 2020 at 3:32 am

      5 stars
      This looks amazing! And I love the glaze you added on top! Will definitely have to give these a try!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:57 pm

        Thanks! The glaze works so well with the cinnamon flavors! I hope you enjoy!

        Reply
    8. Uncle Bert

      October 20, 2020 at 2:09 am

      5 stars
      Never thought I would enjoy scones that much (except for blueberry, because blueberry), but I'm caught by the orange glaze! Must try!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:52 pm

        Trust me -- those little bursts of cinnamon are SO good! Definitely give these a try 🙂

        Reply
    9. Renia

      October 20, 2020 at 1:50 am

      5 stars
      Excited to try this recipe. I need to find cinnamon chips!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:52 pm

        I got mine at Target -- I have a link in the recipe card if that helps! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Jessica

      October 19, 2020 at 11:45 pm

      5 stars
      I love cinnamon scones and this glaze just takes them to the next level. A must try!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:51 pm

        Thank you! I love this recipe!

        Reply
    11. Ashley D.

      October 19, 2020 at 9:43 pm

      5 stars
      Your recipe is perfect for breakfast! I can see me having this with a big cup of mocha in the morning.

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:49 pm

        Absolutely! Such a satisfying breakfast treat!

        Reply
    12. Tamara

      October 19, 2020 at 9:35 pm

      5 stars
      Everything about these scones was amazing! We made them for brunch this past weekend, and they were devoured! Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 25, 2020 at 8:49 pm

        Thank you! They're a perfect brunch recipe.

        Reply
    13. Neva

      October 19, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      I love a good scone! This combination sounds absolutely delicious!! I can’t wait to try these! I’m thinking these will be perfect for Christmas morning!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 19, 2020 at 8:44 pm

        Awesome! I hope you love them for the holidays!

        Reply
    14. Brittney Gage

      October 15, 2020 at 12:21 am

      Wow these look AMAZING!!!! adding it to my list of recipes to make for sure!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 19, 2020 at 4:34 am

        Awesome! I hope you enjoy!

        Reply
    15. Anna Merabishvili

      October 14, 2020 at 9:46 pm

      This looks amazing!!! Saving for later!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 19, 2020 at 4:33 am

        Yay! I hope you like them!

        Reply
    16. Alissa Clarkson

      October 14, 2020 at 9:18 pm

      Yum! I have to make these! They look perfect for fall!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        October 19, 2020 at 4:35 am

        Thanks! They're full of yummy fall flavors.

        Reply

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