Lemon Cream Scones

Make 8 outrageously delicious lemon cream scones with lemon glaze icing in 30 minutes, with this quick and easy breakfast or snack recipe!

My sister told me about a delicious scone recipe she recently tried. Turns out it was the same recipe I had saved on Pinterest several months before and wanted to try, so I did! 

Wow – I was really glad I made them… these Lemon Cream Scones are absolutely fantastic!

The lemon cream scones taste amazing! They are NOT dry (thankfully!) and get their delicious flavor from lemon zest IN the scones, and a lemon-flavored glaze ON TOP!  They are very easy to make, in about 30 minutes from start to finish.

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Other Scone Recipes On This Blog

Do YOU love scones? We sure do, in our home! They’re very easy to make, and cost so much less to make at home than buying from the local coffee hangout. Nothing better than a hot cup of coffee and a wonderful tasting scone! YUM.

I’ve published recipes for quite a few scones, including Apple Cinnamon, Cinnamon Chip, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Blackberry Scones, to name a few. More are listed below and in my Recipe Index. 

How To Make Lemon Cream Scones

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.  Mix together the sugar and lemon zest in a medium sized mixing bowl. Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the sugar/lemon zest mixture until well combined.

Grate a cube of butter that has been frozen (freeze for 15 minutes before starting) directly into the bowl with the flour, etc.  Use a pastry blender to mix until the flour mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

TIP: If you don’t own a handheld pastry blender, two forks can be used. The grated frozen butter looks a LOT like grated cheese, right?

Add Wet Ingredients To The Dry Ingredients

Once the dough mixture is the size of coarse crumbs, mix an egg and heavy whipping cream together in a separate bowl. When it is fully blended, pour these wet ingredients into the flour mixture, and stir until the ingredients are combined.

This may take a minute or two. Just keep at it, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go, to incorporate all the crumbles.

Shape The Dough

Shape the lemon cream scones dough with your hands into a ball. I did this in the same bowl I mixed the dough in. Once the dough ball is formed, place it onto a lightly floured work surface.

Roll the dough for the scones out into a 7-inch circle (dough will be about 3/4 inch tall). Cut it into 8 wedges. You can use a pizza cutter to make smooth even cuts, but a sharp knife works just as well.

Can you see the little pieces of lemon zest in the dough? The lemon zest adds great citrus FLAVOR to these yummy scones!

Bake The Scones

Place the wedges onto a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Leave a bit of space between each wedge. Bake the lemon cream scones in a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 minutes.

Remove the scones from the oven, once done. The scones should be light golden brown in color on the surface.

Let the lemon cream scones cool for a couple of minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling, separately them with a knife, if necessary.

Prepare The Lemon Glaze

While the lemon cream scones are cooling, prepare the lemon glaze in a small bowl. Stir together powdered sugar, fresh squeezed lemon juice, melted butter and vanilla extract until the lemon glaze is smooth and lump-free.

Glaze The Scones

Once the scones have cooled a bit, use a pastry brush to spread the lemon glaze over the top of each one. Use ALL the glaze!

HELPFUL TIP: If you put a piece of foil or wax paper UNDER the rack, you will catch any glaze that drips off the scones (for easy cleanup!).

Let a bit of the glaze run down the sides of the scones. YUM!  Once all the glaze has been distributed, let the scones rest a few minutes in order to let the lemon glaze firm up.

Serve The Lemon Cream Scones

Once the lemon glaze hardens, they are good to go! Don’t these lemon cream scones look GOOD? Wait until you taste them!

Place the scones on a pretty plate or platter and serve these amazing scones for breakfast or for a lovely treat, with a cup of tea or coffee. 

We REALLY loved these scones… I hope you do, too!  Be sure to check out my other scone recipes (located in my Recipe Index at top of page). I think you will LOVE them! Have a great day, friends.

Looking For More SCONE Recipes?

You can find ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, which is located at the top of the page. I have lots of phenomenal scone recipes to choose from, including:

• Banana Nut Scones
• Chocolate Chip Orange Scones
• Gingerbread Scones
• Cranberry Orange Scones
• Apricot Glazed Scones

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Lemon Cream Scones

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Make 8 outrageously delicious lemon cream scones with lemon glaze icing in 30 minutes, with this quick and easy breakfast or snack recipe!

Category: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon cream scones

Servings: 8 scones

Calories Per Serving: 403 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

For Scones:

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• lemon zest (from a LARGE lemon)
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 8 Tablespoons butter (one cube), frozen
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

For Lemon Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 Tablespoons butter , melted

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix sugar and lemon zest together in medium bowl. Stir flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into mixture until combined.
3. Grate a frozen cube of butter into flour mixture (use large holes on a box grater). Use a pastry blender (or two forks) to cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4. In separate bowl, mix one egg and heavy whipping cream together. Once blended, pour it into flour mixture; stir until ingredients are combined. Scrape down sides of the bowl to incorporate crumbles.
5. Shape the dough with your hands into a round ball (I did this in the same bowl I mixed the dough in). Once dough ball is formed, place it on a lightly floured work surface. Roll dough out into a 7 inch circle (about 3/4 inch tall). Cut it into 8 wedges (I use a pizza cutter to make smooth even cuts, but a sharp knife works just as well!).
6. Place the wedges onto a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Leave a space between each wedge. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, then remove. Scones should be slightly golden brown.
7. Let scones cool for a moment, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. While cooling, make lemon glaze by mixing together powdered sugar, lemon juice, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
8. Once scones are completely cooled, brush lemon glaze over the top of each one. Use ALL the glaze! For easy clean up, put a piece of foil or wax paper UNDER rack to catch any glaze that drips.
9. Once all glaze has been used, let scones sit for a few minutes, until lemon glaze firms up. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Cream Scones

Amount Per Serving (1 scone)

Calories 403 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Fat 21g32%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Cholesterol 82mg27%

Sodium 331mg14%

Potassium 108mg3%

Carbohydrates 48g16%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 730IU15%

Vitamin C 2.1mg3%

Calcium 44mg4%

Iron 1.6mg9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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