Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

Starbucks pumpkin scones on a small plate.

These Copycat Starbucks Pumkin Scones are soft, tender, and full of sweet pumpkin falvor, along with warm spices. You will get the taste of fall in every bite.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings Scones

Calories 448kcal

Equipment

medium bowl
Electric mixer
large bowl
box grater
Rolling Pin
sharp knife or pizza cutter
Baking sheet or cookie sheet
small bowl

Ingredients

2 ¼ cup flour
⅓ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter cold
½ cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing

2 cups powdered sugar plus 2 tablespoons
⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon pumpkin puree
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

Start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix together the pumpkin puree, milk, egg, and vanilla.
In another bowl whisk together the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Grate in the cold butter.
Work the butter in quickly using your hands until it is coarse crumbs.
Carefully fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until it is just combined.
Pour the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
Fold the dough onto itself 2-3 times until the dough has come together.
Shape your dough into a circle that is about 1 inch thick.
Cut into 8 triangles.
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until just golden.
Remove from oven.
Place on a rack to cool completely.
Once cool make your icing.
Whisk together the 2 cups of powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream.
Dip the tops of the cooled cones into the icing and set aside.
Once all the scones are dipped add the pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree and last 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Place the pumpkin icing into a piping bag or ziploc bag with the corner snipped off.
Drizzle the pumpkin icing over the scones.
Let the icing set and serve!

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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