Last weekend our dear friend Beth (my oldest BFF and Meera’s Godmother) came to visit. We had such a nice weekend hanging out with her. But perhaps the loveliest thing of all (at least, for me) was that on Saturday morning, we woke up to our whole house smelling of something deliciously buttery breakfasty. It was a total surprise.
Imagine… having a weekend house guest who gets up before you do to bake something special for you?!! It was seriously one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me. Us five J-Ms tip-toed downstairs (it felt like Christmas morning!) to find Beth, in our kitchen, with beautiful Cranberry Chocolate Chip Scones, straight from the oven. She had brought all the ingredients, woken up early, and made these for us. Loveliness. Loveliness. Loveliness. We drank coffee and orange juice, and savored every bite of these surprise scones. It has only been 3 days since Beth left, and I’ve already made another batch of these. Owen can’t get enough of them. They are delicious!
These scones would be a perfect treat to give as a little holiday gift to friends, neighbors, teachers, or friends. They’d make a great hostess gift, a sweet contribution to just about any gathering, or a nice addition to a get together for coffee/tea. If you’ll be hosting guests this holiday season, these would be lovely on your weekend breakfast menu. Or, you could do like Beth did and really make your hosts’ weekend by getting up early and baking them in the kitchen of those you’re visiting!
Beth’s Amazing Cranberry Chocolate Chip Scones
- 2 cups white flour
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
Cut together/mix the above ingredients with pastry cutter until well mixed. Then blend the following into the dough:
- 1 cup coarsely chopped dried cranberries
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Split dough in half. Press each half into an 8 inch circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 14 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
I make a similar scone recipe but it has cranberries, white chocolate and a touch of cinnamon. So so yummy!! What a sweet houseguest!
Looks delicious and I have most of the ingredients so might give it a go this weekend! That’s really lovely of Beth!
– Kate
Fantastic recipe! We loved these too. Great balance of sweet and chocolate. Of course, the butter doesn’t hurt either. Thanks for sharing this. I really love your recipes. They are right on the mark for what we like too.
Diane