Soft Cream Cheese Lemon Blueberry Scones

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The softest, melt in your mouth scones! So good you wont be able to just eat one!! this recipe is for lemon blueberry.. however feel free to mix it up and make it your own. Have strawberries and not blueberries? Swap it out! Want just lemon? Sounds Great!! They will taste amazing with anything you add or take out and you get to make it all your own!! Now lets get started!

Ingredients:

21/2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 cup cold butter

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup heavy cream

8 ounce package of cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar (to cover cream cheese with)

1 pint blueberries

2 tbsp lemon zest

Glaze:

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tbsp melted butter

2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

  • Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl

  • Grate butter into bowl and blend with dry mixture. I use my hands to make sure that the butter doesn’t stick together any larger then a pea size amount.

  • After well mixed make a hole in the center of the mix and put all wet ingredients; egg, vanilla and heavy cream. Mix together. Be sure to not over mix or it will get too tough.

  • Cube cream cheese into dime size chunks. Coat in a small bowl with sugar and add into the dough. Don’t over mix just enough that its well spread out in the dough. Next add in blueberries and lemon zest (or whatever you decide to add in)

  • After all is mixed together, flour your work station and make dough into a pie looking around shape. I keep mine a little thicker so it stays soft. If you like your scones harder and more flaky then you can make it thinner. Mine is usually around an inch to an inch and a half thick. Once in a circle cut like a pizza into slices. I do about 8. Again if you prefer it to be smaller and not as soft you can do more.

  • Place on a cookie sheet and put in the fridge for 45 min to an hour. The last 10 min preheat oven to 400 degrees

  • Bake at 400 degrees for 15 min. Turn the temp down to 350 and bake for 10 min.

  • While baking make glaze! Melt butter completely in a bowl and add in the other ingredients. Mix with a fork until you have your desired consistency. Add more powdered sugar or water to achieve thickness. I like mine a little thicker so it will stick to the top of scones.

  • Transfer scones to cookie sheet and drizzle glaze on top. Let cool and enjoy!!

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