Best 9 Cream Cheese Scones Recipes

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE SCONES WITH YOGURT GLAZE

Steps:

• For the scones: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Add the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and lemon zest to a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until it's mostly pea-sized; a few larger chunks are okay. Dump the mixture into a large bowl and gently toss in the blueberries.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, vanilla and almond extract. Pour into the dry ingredients and, using a rubber spatula, mix until about 80 percent of the dry mixture is incorporated. Dollop teaspoon-sized plops of cream cheese all over the mixture, then gently fold the mixture just until the remaining dry ingredients are incorporated. (You want the cream cheese to generally stay intact but it will of course swirl a little.) Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide the dough into 8 balls and place them on the lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart (they will spread quite a bit). Bake until the tops are lightly browned and the bottoms are golden, 16 to 20 minutes.
• For the glaze: Meanwhile, whisk together the powdered sugar, yogurt and salt in a bowl.
• Let the scones cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool for 5 more minutes. While they're still a little warm, brush with the glaze, then sprinkle with the sanding sugar, if using. These are best enjoyed the day of.

CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Measure dry ingredients into food processor and pulse until well combined. Cut butter and cream cheese into small chunks and distribute throughout processor bowl.
• Hit pulse about 10 times for 1-2 seconds each pulse until course crumbs develop.
• Pour milk and vanilla through feed tube in a slow stream while pulsing until cohesive but crumbly dough forms.
• Turn dough onto floured surface and gently squeeze it into a ball. Flatten and gently shape into an 8 by 8 inch square. Cut into 16 even squares.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake 15-18 minutes until lightly browned.

LEMON-CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon peel, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Mix cream cheese and egg in small bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Stir cream cheese mixture into flour mixture until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• Drop dough by 8 spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

APRICOT CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the cream cheese and butter, using your fingers, a pastry blender, fork, or a mixer, until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, then stir in the apricots. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, vanilla and milk.
• Combine the liquid and dry ingredients and stir until the dough becomes cohesive. Don't mix and mix and mix; the more you work with the dough, the tougher it'll get.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, and fold it over several times, until it holds together. Pat the dough into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle.
• Cut scones with a round cutter, gathering the scraps and re-rolling the dough. Or simply cut the dough into squares or diamonds. Brush the tops lightly with milk and sprinkle with sparkling white or pearl sugar.
• Place scones about 2 inches apart on an ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake them in a preheated 425°F oven for 8 minutes. Turn the oven off, leave the door closed, and continue to bake for 8 more minutes, until the scones are a light, golden brown. Serve hot, with clotted cream and jam or raspberry curd.

RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients. Flour, Baking Powder, Sugar, and Salt.
• Gently cut in butter with knives, or use a pastry machine until only a few lumps of butter remain. (See link below for instructional video)
• Pour 1 cup heavy cream over mixture and stir gently with rubber spatula just until dough begins to form. Be careful not to over mix during this step.
• Gently fold in raspberries, they will get a little smashed but that is okay!
• Over lightly floured surface, knead dough a few times until you can form a ball.
• Flatten out dough into 8 inch circle, and cut into even triangles. We got 8 scones (see picture).
• Lay triangles of dough flat on cookie sheet.
• Brush the top of each scone with remaining Heavy Cream.
• Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until scones begin turning golden brown around the edges.
• While scones cool, make cream cheese glaze by placing all ingredients in a bowl and beating until well combined.
• Drizzle Cream Cheese Glaze over scones and serve warm.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C
• 2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl cut together the cream cheese and the butter using a pastry cutter or a fork until it's mostly mixed together. It will be very sticky.
• 4. Add in the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips. Continue cutting the mixture together until combined evenly. Mixture will be crumbly.
• 5. In a small bowl whisk together the egg, vanilla and 1/4 cup milk.
• 6. Pour the milk mixture into the cream cheese mixture and using a wooden spoon stir the dough together. You can use your hands as well to help combine, if necessary. Dough will be stiff.
• 7. Lightly dust a clean counter with flour and turn the dough onto the counter, kneading just until the dough comes together. Note that scone dough is more on the dry side, but should stick together. If it doesn't add 1 teaspoon more of milk at a time until it holds.
• 8. Form the dough into a round disk, about 1-inch thick. If desired press mini chocolate chips into the top of the dough and then brush with remaining 1 tablespoon of milk.
• 9.Using a pizza cutter or a knife cut the dough into 10 wedges.
• 10. Bake for 17-20 minutes until lightly golden and the tops are set.
• 11. Remove from the pan from the oven.
• 12. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk and drizzle on top.
• 13. Serve warm.

ORANGE SCONES WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• For filling, in a small bowl, combine all ingredients; set aside., For scones, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk cream, egg and orange zest; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10 times., Divide dough in half. On an ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a 9-in. circle. On one half of each circle, spread half of the filling to within 1/4 in. of edges. Fold dough over filling; pinch edges to seal., For topping, beat egg and water; brush over scones. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400° for 13-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cut each into six wedges; serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON-CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon peel, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Mix cream cheese and egg in small bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Stir cream cheese mixture into flour mixture until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• Drop dough by 8 spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter and cream cheese with a fork or pastry cutter. Carefully stir in vanilla extract and strawberries. Stir in buttermilk. Mixture will be somewhat loose and wet.
• 2. Turn out onto a well floured work surface. Sprinkle surface of dough with a generous amount of flour. With well floured hands, pat down dough and shape into a narrow, but long rectangle, approximately 4-5 inches wide. You may have to add more flour around the edges.
• 3. Using a well floured knife or bench scraper, cut dough into wedges. Place dough wedges onto a parchment or silpat lined cookie sheet. Make an egg wash from a beaten egg and half & half. Brush over each wedge and sprinkle with sugar.
• 4. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until slightly golden brown, but not totally hard. Do not overcook or your scones will be dry and hard.