Lemon Blueberry Scones

April 28, 2026
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I know that there are some very strong opinions in this area, but when it comes to scones, I prefer mine a little cakey and a little crumbly.

I have some friends that won’t even try a cakey scone sighting the fact that they aren’t authentic, while others complain about how dry a typical scone tends to be. We can’t please everyone, but we can bake scones that will fall right in between both camps and that is exactly what we are doing today…

These lemon blueberry scones are packed with bright, cheerful flavors making them a wonderful way to start any day or kick off a weekend brunch. They are simple to bring together and can be baked nestled together in a cast iron skillet giving them tender sides or placed apart on a baking sheet giving them more crisp baked surface area… whichever sounds better to you!

If you love scones, let’s get started…

The first step is to grate 1/2 cup of salted butter into a shallow bowl and place it in the freezer while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. This is my favorite scone prep tip, because cutting butter into flour can take a bit of feel and if you aren’t familiar with that process, you may be intimidated by it. Grating the butter into small shreds before we add it into the dough eliminates the need to cut it in, making the dough come together much easier… and thats always a good thing.

Now that the butter is chilling, grab a large bowl and whisk a large egg with 1/2 cup of heavy cream and a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract until smooth.

In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of all purpose flour, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon zest and then add your frozen grated butter and quickly mix until the butter is evenly distributed throughout the dry ingredients.

Add the cream mixture and a heaping cup of fresh blueberries into the dry ingredients and mix until most of the dry ingredients are incorporated.

This is what your dough should look like at this stage. Still super crumbly and loose and thats exactly how it should be.

Transfer it onto a floured surface and quickly knead it to bring it together.

Note: The reason I keep saying to do things “quickly” is because we need the butter to stay cold and if you handle the dough a lot, the warmth of your hands will start softening the butter. So work quickly and handle the dough as little as possible to get it to come together into a round disk.

Once the dough is shaped into a disk that is about 8 inches wide and an inch thick, use a sharp knife to divide the disk into 6 or 8 equal wedges, depending on how large you want your scones to be.

Place your scones on either a buttered cast iron skillet or a parchment lined baking sheet and place them into the freezer while we preheat the oven.

Note: If you prefer your scones to have tender sides and rise up a little more then I would suggest baking them in a 9″ cast iron or other oven safe baking dish. If you prefer your scones to spread out a bit more and have crisp edges all around then I would place them on a parchment lined baking sheet leaving 2-3 inches between them to allow for lots of air flow as they bake.

Once your oven is preheated to 400 degrees, pull the scones out of the freezer and brush their tops with cold heavy cream. I like to sprinkle some course sugar over the tops too, but this is totally optional.

Bake the scones in a 400 degree oven for 24-27 minutes or until their tops are dry and lightly golden brown…

This is exactly what we are looking for.

Golden brown, crisp and incredibly inviting.

Let them rest for just about 5 minutes, while you whisk a teaspoon or 2 of fresh lemon juice into a cup of confectioners sugar to create a simple lemon glaze to top your scones off.

Drizzle the lemon glaze over the scones while they are still hot and then feel free to dig in!

These scones can be eaten within minutes of popping out of the oven or hours later at room temperature, whatever works best for your situation.

They are tender, perfectly sweet and bursting with lemon and blueberry flavors. If you are looking for a great scone recipe to treat yourself to a wonderful early morning treat or something to share with friends and family then I would love for you to give these lemon blueberry scones a try.

I think you will absolutely love them!

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