Gingerbread Spiced Chocolate Chip Scones
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Easy to make Gingerbread Spiced Chocolate Chip Scones. It’s the perfectly festive breakfast treat you’ll be needing this holiday season! This simple scone is made with gingerbread spice, molasses, and mini chocolate chips. We cut the dough with a gingerbread cookie cutter, baked, and decorated to give each scone the look of a classic gingerbread cookie! Be sure to serve these scones as a sweet breakfast or brunch treat now through Christmas. Simply delicious.
About The Recipe
Even Tuesdays need a special treat…especially in December! These Gingerbread Spiced Scones have been something my mom and I have been dreaming up for a little while now. So, getting to share them is really exciting!!
It’s been a while since our last scone post (Strawberries and Cream Scones, if you need a reminder!) and we thought that now seemed like the PERFECT time for another one.
But…getting this recipe just right wasn’t exactly as easy as we expected it to be. It took us three test bakes to finally get the flavors right!
We had to keep increasing the amounts of molasses and gingerbread spice because they weren’t very strong, especially compared to the mini chocolate chips. But on our third test, we finally got the flavors to come out just right!
Every bite is loaded with mini choc chips that are perfectly balanced with the warming spices of gingerbread, followed by a subtle hint of molasses. Seriously, these scones are not only really cute but so darn delicious!
We have a relatively large gingerbread cutter, so when we got to the last of the dough, there wasn’t enough for another full scone.
Thankfully, we had an itty bitty gingerbread cookie cutter. I mean, we’re talking MAYBE an inch tall. Those were honestly my favorites because…it’s bite-sized gingerbread scones!! I mean, how much better can it get?!!
Then, of course, no scone (or gingerbread man) is complete without some decorations. I made a small batch of decorators frosting, grabbed our Christmas sprinkles, and just went to TOWN.
I really love to decorate things and make them look cute/pretty. So, making these scones really made it feel like Christmas. The best part? They’re really very simple, which means you can get the whole family involved (especially with the decorating)!
Whether you’re serving these scones as a mid-week treat or for breakfast on Christmas morning, these cute little scones are sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Reasons You Need To Make These Scones
- Super festive!
- A great hand-held breakfast treat that’s easy to travel with.
- Can be made and shared as gifts!
- Freezes and reheats well.
- Loaded with mini chocolate chips for the perfect amount of chocolate in every bite!
- The perfect breakfast/brunch treat for all of your holiday baking needs.
Ingredients
(Full ingredient amounts and instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)
- Heavy Cream – adds moisture and extra fat and creates an almost silky texture.
- Molasses – adds color and sweetness as well as flavor. It also works with the baking soda to provide rise.
- Large Egg – is a binder and also adds moisture and structure.
- All-Purpose Flour – has just the right amount of protein for these scones. It adds strength to the dough by absorbing moisture and forming gluten.
- Granulated Sugar – promotes browning, adds sweetness, and helps to make these scones tender.
- Gingerbread Spice – the perfect blend of spices to enhance the flavor of the scones.
- Baking Powder – is a leavening agent. It gives these scones an extra push once they are in the oven.
- Baking Soda – is a leavening agent that works to balance the acid in the molasses.
- Salt – enhances the flavor of these scones.
- Unsalted Butter – adds fat, flavor, and moisture to help create the texture of these scones.
- Mini Chocolate Chips – blend beautifully with the gingerbread spice to make these scones so delicious!
How To Make Gingerbread Scones
Step 1: Make the dough
In a small bowl, whisk together cream, molasses, and egg. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, gingerbread spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Grate in butter and toss gently to mix.
Add the chocolate chips and gently toss to combine.
Add wet ingredients and mix only until moistened.
Step 2: Roll and cut
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness.
Cut out gingerbread shapes. Gather scraps, brushing off excess flour, and re-roll.
Step 3: Refrigerate and bake
Place scones on prepared pan. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
Decorating Ideas
The wonderful thing about these scones is that you can leave them as is or decorate them! Here are a few ways you can make them just a little bit more fun (and festive)!
- Drizzle the tops with a vanilla (or spiced) glaze or melted chocolate.
- Make decorators frostings and pipe faces and/or outfits onto the scones.
- Use sprinkles or food dye!
How To Make Decorators Frosting
If you want to decorate these scones like gingerbread cookies, no worries! Making decorators frosting is SUPER simple. All you need is ½ cup vegetable shortening, 2 cups powdered sugar, and 2 Tablespoons of whole milk. Combine these three ingredient into a mixing bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes)!
This will make quite a bit, but it gives you plenty to dye with food dye or whatever you wish to do with it! If you’d like to make less, just cut the recipe in half.
How To Store
Once these scones are made and cooled, you can store them in a zip top bag or airtight container and keep at room temperature for 1-2 days, you can also refrigerate them for up to 1 week!
These scones also freeze really well and should last about 1-2 months, if kept in a freezer safe zip-top bag.
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Gingerbread Spiced Chocolate Chip Scones
Ingredients
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2½ teaspoons gingerbread spice
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
- ⅔ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉/177℃.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cream, molasses, and egg. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, gingerbread spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Grate in butter.
- Toss gently to mix.
- Add chocolate chips.
- Toss lightly to mix.
- Add wet ingredients.
- Mix only until moistened.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness.
- Cut out gingerbread shapes.
- Gather scraps, brushing off excess flour, and re-roll.
- Place scones on prepared pan.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
Notes + Tips!
- Traditional sized chocolate chips can be used in this recipe.
- Homemade or store-bought gingerbread spice may be used.
- The chocolate chips can be omitted, if desired!
- Remember to preheat the oven!
- Make sure the butter is cold before grating.
- Don’t overwork the dough. Just lightly fold/toss everything together to ensure the flakiest and most tender scones.
- Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, you may have more or less scones so baking times may need to be adjusted.
- To speed things up, you can freeze these scones for about 10 minutes instead of refrigerating.
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