Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Glaze

Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Glaze will be your new favorite gingerbread treat this season. They have just the right balance of sweet and tart flavors, and are both moist and crumbly in texture.

Ingredient Notes

Molasses and Brown Sugar- These ingredients provide the main source of sweetness in the scones and help create that signature gingerbread flavor.

Spices- I use a combination of ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. You can substitute with pumpkin pie spice, although the ratio of spices will be different.

Candied ginger- This is totally optional but provides nice texture and more ginger flavor.

Powdered sugar and fresh lemon- The ingredients for the glaze are also optional. Read more for alternative topping options.

Recipe Steps

To make gingerbread scones, first combine the dry ingredients (1). Then, cut in the butter (2). In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients (3). Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients to form a dough (4).

Shape the dough in a 1 inch thick round and cut into eight wedges. Place on a lined baking sheet and brush with egg wash or cream (5). Bake at 400F until browned and cooked through (6).

Whisk together melted butter, lemon, vanilla and powdered sugar for glaze (7). Drizzle glaze over cooled scones and allow it to set up at room temperature (8).

Recipe Tips and FAQs

1. Mix your dry ingredients thoroughly for a nice, homogeneous dough.
2. Keep your dough cold. Make sure you’re working with cold butter and cream to achieve that desired crumbly, flaky texture. After I form my scones, I typically stick them in the fridge for about 10 minutes to make sure the butter stays cold.
3. Work the butter properly. I find I get the best results when I work the butter by hand. I add ½ inch cubes of butter to the dry ingredients and toss them to coat in the flour. Then I use my hands to flatten and break apart the butter into smaller pieces. Pea sized or slightly larger is what I go for. I think the irregular sized pieces of butter help give the scones a nice texture. If this is too difficult, use a pastry cutter instead.

Alternative Topping Suggestions

1. Maple butter glaze from my Baked Pumpkin Donuts recipe.
2. Fully cover with glaze and add chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds.
3. Add some holiday sprinkles!
4. Try a cream cheese glaze.
5. Skip the glaze and top with demerara sugar before baking.

Want more holiday treats?

1. Cranberry Orange Scones
2. Chocolate Peppermint Whoopie Pies
3. The Best Easy Panettone
4. Sicilian Cannoli
5. Panettone Bread Pudding with Brandy Sauce
6. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
7. Vanilla Bean Eggnog
8. The Best Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
9. Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
10. Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies with Chocolate and Jam
11. Nutella Cannoli
12. Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
13. Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Marshmallows

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