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I knew I found a winner when I tasted these Strawberry Scones. They were perfect; billowy, soft, crumbly, studded with a generous amount of fresh strawberries, and topped with a drizzle downpour of sweet glaze. Pair these with a mug of coffee and you’re set! If you’ve never attempted scones, you have to know they’re easy to make! More good news: once you have a good scone base, you can make all kinds of modifications for either sweet or savory scones.
You’ve probably eaten scones, but have you tried making them? There’s nothin’ to it! And the greatest part is, once you have a basic scone recipe, you can make it a hundred different ways; everything from dessert scones to savory biscuits.
These strawberry scones are soft and wonderful. I brought these over to my nieces birthday party and all 4 of my sisters and my Mom asked if I had the recipe posted yet; they wanted it!
This recipe was adapted from Better Homes and Gardens.
Learn How to Make Strawberry Scones:
1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add 1/2 cup (or 8 Tbsp) cold diced butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped fresh strawberries. Make a well/indentation in the center and set aside.
2. In a second bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add all of the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
3. Turn dough out onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and pat/shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut circle into 12 wedges and pull apart slightly. they should be at least 1/2″ apart.
4. Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min or until golden.
How to Make Easy Scone Glaze Recipe:
1. Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk then drizzle over the top. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it with more milk. Serve scones warm or at room temperature.
In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Print-Friendly Scones Recipe:
Strawberry Scones Recipe

Ingredients
Strawberry Scone Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp or 1 stick), chilled and diced
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, (chilled)
- 1 Tbsp milk, to brush the top
- 1/2 Tbsp course sugar, to sprinkle the top
Ingredients for Easy Scone Glaze:
- 2/3 cup Powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp Milk
Instructions
How to Make Strawberry Scones:
- Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 3 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Add 1/2 cup diced butter and cut it into flour using pastry blender until mixture resembles pea-sized coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped strawberries. Make an indentation in the center and set the bowl aside.
- In a second small mixing bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
- Place dough onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut into 12 equal wedges and pull them apart slightly (at least 1/2" apart).
- Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk, sprinkle with coarse sugar. Slide the parchment paper with scones onto a baking sheet and bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min, or until puffed and golden.
How to Make Scone Glaze Recipe:
- Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it out with more milk. Drizzle glaze over scones and serve scones warm or at room temperature.
Notes
*In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Now go conquer some scones!
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I haven’t made these yet,but I made the Blueberry scones with frozen blueberries and they were delicious. Could use chopped frozen strawberries for this recipe?
Hi Doug! Fresh fruit tends to work best but sure, you can use frozen too.
Perfect ratios👌 I made this recipe 4 times and it had never failed me! The only thing I would suggest is to put the scones in a extra 3-5 minutes if you like them crispy, otherwise no complaints 🤩🤩
That’s great to hear, Jayde! Thanks for sharing.
First time making scones and they turned out really good. Will definitely make again!
THANK YOU!!! My family LOVED them!! They said it was like eating pop tarts but better!
That’s awesome! So glad they were enjoyed.
I’m sure it was me somehow but even after dirtying the sifter, a cheese grater and pastry blender I had a sticky, wet dough that spread flat when baked and kinda blah in the end when I tried to eat it. Sorry it just didn’t work out for me.
Hi Renee, that is usually due to an in-balance of wet to dry ingredients. Also, make sure not to overwork the dough or it will get sticky and difficult to work with. You want to maintain those pockets of butter in the dough.
Made these. They are really good. Super easy. I love scones but was intimidated to make them. They turned out great. Will try with different fruits. Thanks. 😊
These scones are to die for, so good! They are so flavorful.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Denise!
I omitted the sugar on top and the glaze and the end product was delicious. I’d definitely consider these more of a muffin though. The batter was very wet, and the scones were super moist (delicious, just not a true scone to me).
I just made these! They are great! Super fluffy. Thank you!
You’re very welcome! I’m so glad you loved them.
Hi Natasha,
I can’t rate these yet, but I think I did something drastically wrong. I followed the recipe, but my dough was extremely sticky. I added more flour, but then I ended up with pink scones. I used frozen butter and all ingredients were as cold as possible. How would you fix this situation for next time?
Hi Debbie. Sorry to hear that. The most common reason would be that the wet to dry ingredient ratio was off. This can happen if you don’t use enough flour or add too much liquid. Also, be sure to use large eggs and not extra large eggs. Did you look over the recipe card to ensure everything was measured correctly?
The dough should not be too sticky with using these measurements, and not making any substitutions. If by chance the dough is a little wet, using some extra flour on the surface should help fix this however, you want to be careful not to overwork your dough because it will effect the outcome and you’ll end up with dense/tough scones. If you have a food scale available, click on the metric button at the top of the recipe card to ensure your measurements are accurate. I hope that helps for your next attempt.
This exact thing happened to me. VERY wet dough, ended up having to add a ton more flour and was left with pink gummy scones with sizzling butter underneath. I may try again, but I did every single thing to the word and was not off in wet/dry ingredients.
I had to use up some strawberries and made these scones they were absolutely delicious. I only had half and half in the fridge and also added extra strawberries. I kept them in the oven a little longer because the extra strawberries added more moisture but once they browned on top they were perfect. Highly recommend this recipe. I already ate two 😊 delicious.
delish!!!! they just came out of the oven and they are light, fluffy and moist! i don’t have a pastry blender and never have luck using forks or knives so i just use a cheese grater to shred the very cold butter…works like a dream. next time, i would probably stick the dough in the fridge before cutting into wedges as it was a bit sticky, all this is on me, not the recipe. i used lemon juice instead of the milk in the glaze just to give it a little zing but i’m sure the original glaze is wonderful, i just love lemon. thanks for a wonderful recipe! 🙂
I’m so glad the cheese grated worked well for you Carol! That’s so great! Thank you for your wonderful review.
I’ve got a strawberry planter that is about to be overrun with fresh, rip fruit and I’m just dying to try your recipe, though I will modify it a bit as I’m a sourdough baker but you’ve given me a great framework!
Thanks so much!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Virgie!
My family loved these scones! I made the recipe exactly as written.
Great to hear that, Eileen!
delish! I was a little worried because it looked a little rough, but didn’t want to over work the dough — came out so good, nothing but raves and requests to make more.
That’s great, Jody! Thanks for sharing.
These were so good! I made a half recipe today to see how they tasted. Tasted GREAT! I will make a full recipe in two weeks for a Tea Party.
I’m so glad to hear that, Vicki!
I love you and your recipes! I made this one, but didn’t have heavy cream. I used half and half instead. The scones were still excellent! This will be part of our normal weekend breakfast rotation. Thank you!
That’s wonderful, Heather!
Loved them, and my granddaughter did too. first time making scones. I think maybe I will add 1/2 cup more strawberries. It was kinda tricky fro me to get them to stick together. Maybe a dab bit more milk?
Hi Ellen, I’m so glad you both loved them. I would recommend ensuring you don’t have too much flour if its not staying together well. Be sure to measure by fluffing the flour first with a spoon then spoon it into a dry ingredient measuring cup and scrape off the top. If you push your measuring cup into a flour bin, you will get up to 25% too much flour. Also, do not tap the flour down in the measuring cup.
Not great, I’ve made perfect scones but decided to try a new recipe. Won’t do it again.
Hi, if you could provide more details on what went wrong, I will do my best to troubleshoot.
Made this for my brother’s birthday (doesn’t like cake) and it was a hit! Extremely delicious 😋
That’s awesome! I’s happy to know that it was a huge success!