Blueberry Scones Recipe With Lemon Icing (Video) (2024)

March 11, 2020 By Brandy 37 Comments

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Blueberries, freshly squeezed lemons, and cold butter are the key ingredients to this deliciously light and fluffy blueberryscones recipe. You’ll love the sweet and tangy flavor combination. Perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch!

You’ll also love our blueberry muffins with streusel and white chocolate raspberry scones!

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Watch our step by step video!

There’s nothing better than a warm home-baked pastry on a Saturday morning. I love comfort foods, especially this time of year.

I never cared for scones until I started making them myself. They always seemed so dry! These blueberry lemon scones are flakey and delicious. Especially when drizzled (liberally) with lemon icing!

How To Make Lemon Blueberry Scones With Lemon Glaze

(scroll down for printable recipe and instructions)

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
1 stick of butter (COLD)
1 cup fresh blueberries (can also use frozen)
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp. melted butter

Glaze

1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 cup sifted confectioners sugar (powdered)
1 teaspoon honey

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The key to a perfect sconesrecipe is all in the butter. Grate your COLD butter with a cheese grater and add it to the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

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When the butter is added to the dry ingredients it comes together and looks like coarse crumbs.

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I always fold the blueberries into the dry ingredients when I make scones or muffins so that they get coated in sugar and flour. This helps the berries not bleed juice into the batter.

Then I mix the egg, milk and lemon juice in a separate, small bowl, and carefully mix everything together until a dough forms.

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The mixture will be sticky—this is what you want.

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Gently turn out the dough on a generously floured surface, sprinkle the top with flour, and roll into a 12″ round disc with a rolling pin or press with your hands. You don’t need to knead or work the dough. The less you handle the dough, the better. Flour your hands or rolling pin if you need to since it is a sticky dough.

Slice into 8 triangle wedges.

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The scones are then baked on a baking sheet (lined in parchment paper) for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees and brushed with melted butter.

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Whisk powdered sugar, lemon juice and honey for the glaze.

Cool scones 15 minutes then drizzle with lemon icing, otherwise the icing will just melt off into a giant puddle.

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The lemon glaze is so delicious. Drizzle as much as you’d like over your scones and feel free to double the recipe for even more lemony goodness.

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Store scones at room temperaturein an airtight container or plastic bagup to 3 days.

Blueberry Scones With Lemon Glaze

Blueberry Scones With Lemon Icing

Blueberries, freshly squeezed lemons, and cold butter are the key ingredients to this deliciously light and fluffyblueberryscones recipe. Perfect to enjoy with a cup of herbal tea on a cold morning!

4.22 from 38 votes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 scones

Calories: 448kcal

Ingredients

2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 zest of a lemon
1/2 cup COLD butter 1 stick
1 cup blueberries
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 Tbsp. butter melted

Icing

1/4 cup lemon juice fresh squeezed
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar sifted
1 teaspoon honey

Instructions

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Add lemon zest. Set aside.
The key to perfect scones is all in the butter. Grate your COLD butter with a cheese grater and add it to your flour mixture.
Mash with pastry cutter or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Fold in blueberries.
Beat egg, milk, and lemon juice with a fork in a small bowl. Stir into flour/blueberry mixture.
Gently turn out dough on a floured surface and roll into a 12″ round disc with a rolling pin. You don’t need to knead or work the dough. The less you handle the dough, the better. Flour your hands or rolling pin if you need to since it is a sticky dough.
Slice into 8 triangles.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes on parchment lined baking sheet.
Brush with melted butter.
Cool 15 minutes before drizzling with lemon icing.
For the icing: Combine ingredients and drizzle over scones.

Notes

The key to a perfect sconesrecipe is all in the butter. Grate your COLD butter with acheese graterand add it to your flour mixture.

Nutrition

Calories: 448kcal

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courtneycal says
January 11, 2017 at 10:17 am
I totally agree on scones looking fancy and am so excited to make these because they seem so doable! Delicious recipe. Scones are perfect to have with tea. Thanks for sharing! #client
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Julie says
January 21, 2017 at 3:56 am
ooo, scones, so quick and easy to make it makes me wonder why I don’t do them more often. I think a little weekend baking is in order. Thanks
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Karen says
January 21, 2017 at 8:10 am
Oh these look so good. Going to try making them. Stopping by from #SITSSaturdaySharefest
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Mary L says
January 21, 2017 at 10:32 am
Wis the recipe was print friendly.
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- Brandy says
  January 21, 2017 at 4:06 pm
  Hi Mary! Scroll down to the end of the post and click “print & pdf” then select “remove images” and you have a perfect text copy to print! Hope that helps!
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Charlie says
January 21, 2017 at 8:14 pm
These look delicious!
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midlifeblogger says
January 22, 2017 at 1:18 pm
That’s funny, I just settled into my chair with a cup of hot tea and some warm banana bread, and started perusing the Dishing It and Digging It Linkup. Your post was the first one I clicked on. I love scones! We have several blueberry bushes and I would love to make your scones with my blueberries! Thanks for this wonderful-looking recipe.
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- Brandy says
  January 22, 2017 at 10:59 pm
  Ooo, hot tea and banana bread sounds amazing right now!
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Julie Christiansen says
January 22, 2017 at 4:12 pm
I love scones- but I’ve never had a blueberry one! I can’t wait to try it. (The bonus is the lemon frosting. I LOVE lemon frosting!)
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JESS44903 says
January 23, 2017 at 8:42 am
These sound so delicious!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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- Eileen says
  January 27, 2022 at 8:06 pm
  
  I just made these delicious blueberry lemon scones. They taste wonderful.But, mine did not rise. I did the recipe exactly as written and checked my temperature gage. My butter was frozen and grated and all ingredients were as you instructed. I also checked and my soda and powder are not expired but new. I’m at a loss on what I could have done. Any suggestions? Thank you
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  - Brandy says
    January 28, 2022 at 10:00 am
    Hi Eileen! Hmm, the only thing that I can think is to not handle the dough too much, but I’m sure you just patted the out and sliced. I’m not sure what else could have been done! I’m glad they were delicious, but sorry they weren’t fluffier for you!
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Angela M (@GardenTeaCakes) says
January 23, 2017 at 10:13 am
These sound delightful and I love the drizzle of icing to top them off.
#Cooking&CraftingwithJ&J
Angela – Garden Tea Cakes and Me
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Demi says
January 24, 2017 at 12:21 pm
These scones look just amazing and delicious!! Excellent choice of flavors!
Demi (visiting from made by you Monday)
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DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
January 25, 2017 at 8:08 am
These scones look so good! Love blueberry & homemade yum, yum! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & sharing. Theresa @Dearcreatives
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April J Harris (@apriljharris) says
January 25, 2017 at 10:50 pm
There really is nothing like a hot pastry and a warm drink to warm the soul – and Bigelow’s teas are so lovely! Your Blueberry Scones with Lemon Icing look absolutely lovely too. Pinning. If you have time, please do share this wonderful recipe at the Hearth and Soul Link Party, live on my blog now. Visiting from Miz Helen’s Full Plate Thursday. Have a lovely day!
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Keri says
January 26, 2017 at 9:25 pm
I love blueberry scones! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!!
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iamzoewatson says
January 27, 2017 at 9:21 am
I just bought some blueberries. What a wonderful way to be able to use them. And the tea looks amazing too. I love Bigelow! Thanks so much for posting this.
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Sharon@bluewillowhouse says
January 28, 2017 at 7:49 am
Your blueberry scones look wonderful. Thank you for sharing your recipe at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party!
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Colleen says
January 29, 2017 at 8:36 am
These sounds absolutely lovely…perfect for tea time!
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Living 4 Today!! says
January 30, 2017 at 10:12 pm
Oh my… they look delicious! I’ve made scones but not blueberry yet (surprisingly) and never with icing. I’m going to have to try those. Oh and I see your drinking one of my favorite teas… bigelow’s mint tea! My 3 and 4 yr olds actually like the mint too…surprised me!
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Miz Helen says
January 31, 2017 at 12:18 pm
We will love your Blueberry Scones, they look delicious. Hope you are enjoying your day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon
Miz Helen
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Pat Pendleton says
February 1, 2017 at 9:48 am
I made these scones and they are in the oven. I have to say it’s one of the worst messes I’ve ever cooked. I’d sayd wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooo much liquid.
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- Brandy says
  February 1, 2017 at 11:06 am
  Hi Pat! I’m sorry to hear that it made a mess for you! The dough is definitely much more wet than a biscuit dough would be. I generously flour my work surface and hands, pat the dough down, then roll it to the circle shape. Sometimes I put a little flour on the rolling pin if it needs it. Then I transfer the scones to a baking sheet with a metal spatula. Seems to eliminate a lot of the mess. I hope they still taste delicious for you!
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Joyce says
February 8, 2017 at 10:44 am
Never tried this recipe before, but will pin this to try soon! Thank you for sharing.
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Sandy Decker says
February 3, 2021 at 5:47 pm
These scones were so good. I’m wondering if you could swap chocolate chip for blueberries?
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- Brandy says
  February 3, 2021 at 6:17 pm
  I’ve made them with white chocolate chips and raspberries. Delish! You could totally make them with chocolate chips!
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Maureen Prosser says
June 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm
This is the BEST Scone recipe I have ever made….thank you so much!!!,YUMMY
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- Brandy says
  June 7, 2021 at 7:10 pm
  Yay! This made my day. So glad you liked them!
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Sherrie Johnson says
September 4, 2021 at 4:10 pm

Oh my gosh! I made these scones early this afternoon and my husband and I LOVE them! My son is visiting from out of town and said they were soooo delicious. I do have one question. Don’t know if there’s any difference in the butter measurement, but…does the recipe call for 1/2 cup (one whole stick) of cold butter, grated? Or 1/2 cup of grated cold butter? I would think that 1/2 cup grated would be different than a stick of cold butter (equaling 1/2 cup in wrapper) that would then be grated. I grated about 1/2 of the stick of butter and it equaled approximately 1/2 cup after grated. Either way, I followed the ingredients and amounts exactly…including the way you’ve simply patted the dough out on a floured surface. I’m so pleased with how they’ve turned out. I’m hoping to make some and give as gifts throughout the year. Thanks so much for such a yummy recipe!
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- Brandy says
  September 5, 2021 at 10:05 am
  Good question and I’ll go back and clarify in the recipe. I grate an entire stick (1/2 cup). So glad you liked them!!
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Diana says
November 18, 2021 at 7:54 pm
Hello! I want to make this recipe and was wondering if I can use frozen blueberries instead of fresh ones?
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- Brandy says
  November 18, 2021 at 10:19 pm
  You totally can!
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Wendy says
January 1, 2022 at 2:22 pm
Made these today….my husband loved them. They are much more moist than the traditional scone. Will definitely make again! Thank you.
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- Brandy says
  January 1, 2022 at 8:42 pm
  So glad to hear!! 🙂
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Phil says
February 20, 2022 at 8:27 am

Recipe was easy, however I had to add 1/4 milk to dough cause it was very dry. While mixing the dough I thought it would come together better, but after turning onto floured surface I still had to add more milk. The dough came together by the unbaked scones were heavy and dense. Hopefully they’ll rise while baking. I’m sure the flavor will be amazing
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- Brandy says
  February 20, 2022 at 10:26 am
  That’s so odd! The dough is a sticky dough, if anything you should have had to add a little flour to your hands to work with it. I’m so sorry! I hope they still taste amazing!
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