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Come in and make yourself at home. I'm so happy to be able to share my recipes here with you.

I bake mostly cookies, quick breads, muffins and scones -- sometimes pie, sometimes cake, but nothing too fancy. I prefer simple recipes that call for ingredients that I already have in my kitchen.

These are the recipes I will share with you. They come from family and friends, magazine clippings saved through the years, favorite cookbooks, and other blogs.

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Michael Ann

Monday, January 2, 2012

Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Scones


Do you like cranberries and chocolate together? If so, you will love these scones.

I can't recall where I found the original recipe for these. It called for fresh cranberries, which I am not fond of, so I substituted dried. I also changed the baking method and used the format I prefer for scones, which is to pat the dough into a circle directly on the cookie sheet.

These have a great texture and are not overly sweet. They are wonderful as is, or spread with a little butter. Enjoy!

Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Scones

1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 TB baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
6 TB cold unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 TB raw sugar to sprinkle on top

Preheat oven to 400-F.

Lightly butter an 8-inch circle in the center of a cookie sheet.

In a large bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into pieces then work into flour with a pastry cutter (or grate in the butter with a  cheese grater) until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Stir in cranberries and chocolate.

In a small bowl, whisk together egg and cream. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Pat into an 8-inch circle on the prepared cookie sheet. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into 8 wedges. (Leave the wedges in the circle, do not pull them apart.) Sprinkle lightly with sugar.

Bake for ~20 minutes or until top is lightly brown. Remove from oven. Cut the scones again and serve immediately, or cool and store in an airtight container.

Happy Baking!

13 comments:

  1. Those look really good. My mom loves cranberries and scones of any kind with coffee. I bet she would love these. Thanks for passing along your recipe, and thanks too for visiting my blog today.

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  2. I LOVE scones. And cranberries. And chocolate. I want one now!

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  3. These look scrumptious Michael Ann! Children are always hungry aren't they?

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  4. scone is one of my favorite I don't mind what flavor but I am sure that cranberries is really great

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  5. Chocolate and cranberries are such a wonderful combo! My family loves scones so I know I will have to try these soon!! :)

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  6. OOOooohhh... I just ADORE coming to your blog! YUM! Happy 2012 Michael A Darling... xoxo

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  7. Your scones always look beautiful....I guess I'm going to have to get busy in the kitchen. I've never made scones. But I have half my kitchen in one house and the other half in another....UGH!! I can't wait till it all comes together.

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  8. I do like cranberry and chocolate together:-) Really I like anything that goes with chocolate. Thank you so much for sharing these delicious scones on Trick or Treat Tuesdays.

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  9. I Love cranberries and chocolate!! Just as perfect as strawberries or raspberries with chocolate - made in heaven!! Fabulous treat for breakfast or tea!

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  10. oh yum!! I have some cranberry sauce, which while it might not work for this, maybe I will turn it in to a frosting for these!!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Delish! Thanks for sharing at Mrs Foxs Sweet Party :)

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  12. What a sweet idea for breakfast. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog till Monday night and I’d love it if you’d come by and link your scones up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweets-for-saturday-51.html

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  13. wow I think it is a good combination I love cranberry and I am addicted to chocolate, I hope you are my neighbor so that I could ask for one=)

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