I got this scone recipe from a friend’s sister, and it is to die for. I have mentioned before that I do not really like pastries or scones. Pastries usually have too much bread and not enough flavor, and scones are a bit too dry for my liking.
But I’m sure if there was a pastry covered in gravy and hot fudge, smeared with butter and topped with coconut and bacon, I’d be all over that.
It sounds gross, but really, I’m sure it is fabulous.
Cinnamon Chips. Hmm.
Not too sure how I feel about these. I love cinnamon. We go through it like dirty socks.
Maybe it is because I eat chocolate chips by the pound? I eat them in yogurt, pancakes, oatmeal, ice cream, salads . . . you get the drift.
And no, I don’t really eat them in salads. Because you know I don’t eat salad.
Back to these cinnamon chips – I popped a few of these like I was Lindsay Lohan popping . . .you know.
I just didn’t enjoy these alone. I usually eat a bucket few chocolate chips as a sweet treat, but won’t be doing the same with these.
They are, however, excellent when mixed in something.
I topped the scones with some raw turbinado sugar for a tasty crunch. I think adding some course sugar makes the scone.
These scones were anything but dry. They were moist and soft. A bit chewy, they just burst with flavor. The cinnamon chips are perfect.
Are you a scone or pastry person? I’m an everything person. But I’m really a bacon person. And a cheese person. And a chocolate person.
And I’m certainly not a veggie person.
But I’m not telling you anything you didn’t already know.
Cinnamon Chip Scones
Makes 16 scones
3 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cups cold butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup cinnamon chips
Preheat oven to 425.
In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until it forms coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Fold in cinnamon chips. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently.
Divide in half and pat into 7 inch round circles. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges.
Bake at 425 for 13-15 minutes.
Make these for breakfast or brunch, or even for dinner like I did. Spread them with jam, butter or nut butter. Or crumble them in oatmeal!
Or dip them in gravy. Don’t know anyone who would do that. People are weird.
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I love the cinnamon chips in baked goods, but they are kind of odd plain! The scones look marvelous!
These look insane. I want one!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE scones!! They are my favorite pastry! I think the reason I like them is because they’re not suger sweet.
i’m with you…anything dipped in gravy (sausage to be exact) with bacon and butter sounds good to me! these scones look great! i like scones, but only if they’re made right (fluffy, dense, and moist). mmmmmmm
Scones are fabulous. Those look pretty darn good.
I’ve always seen cinammon chips at the store and wondered about them! I LOVE cinnamon, so I might not have the same restraint that you were able to practice with them
yum! i love cinnamon chips!
you should make bacon + maple scones
just to see how they are, you know?
I bought some for Christmas, popped a few and promptly threw them out…I’ll have to buy another package and make these!
And thanks for your sweet comment.
These scones look amazing! I think you may have left out the cinnamon chips from the recipe though since I don’t see them in there. Either way, they seem like a yummy treat.
Scones look yummy! I never saw cinnamon chips before???
Just wanted to tell you too the new site looks great!!!
I just watched an episode of Barefoot Contessa and she was making oatmeal scones and I thought how much I should like scones in theory but don’t really in actuality. Until now. These look so amazing! Much tastier than Ina’s…! Um and I’m with you with the chocolate chips on everything!
These looks so delicious!!! I’m not usually a pastry person either – I agree with you that they don’t have enough taste. I’ve only recently tried scones and I do like them. Never had a cinnamon chip before, but I think they would be great in a scone
cinnamon chips? ive never heard of them. where’d you find them.
p.s. LOVE THE NEW LOOK.
My grocery store! Got the Hershey’s brand. They definitely have them at baking stores, tho.
YUM!!!!!!
I’m starving, I love scones especially cinnamon or blueberry versions, and this recipe/pictures made me want one very badly. Alright, time to go find a snack…!
I LOVE those little sinful cinnamon chips! They really are incredible. Great recipe, wishing I had one for breakfast this morning!
I agree- the only kind of chips that truly have my heart are chocolate chips. I tried carob and white chocolate and nothing truly compares!
I have never made scones, but I’ll eat just about anything with sugar. It’s kinda like my version of butter
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Scones are good!!! Who wouldn;t want a scone. I like the new look. Is this really new or I am really slow to check back on your blog?
I have never even seen cinnamon chips! I like butterscotch chips…yum! I am not typically a scone person either (for the reasons you mentioned above) but my mom LOVES them. I sent her this recipe and she is making them this weekend. (she is so excited) and she promised to save me one so I could try them too!! Thanks for this…literally you would have thought it was Christmas as excited as my mom was!
Ooooo…I love the coarse sugar on top! I think everything tastes better with that little sweet crust!
I love cinnamon chips! although, unlike you, I eat them plain by the handful. sometimes we put them in pancakes. or wonderful cinnamon chip bread (on my blog, if you have some extra cinnamon chips you need to get rid of!).
Your pictures look extra good in this post – how did you learn how to take such good pictures so quickly? I feel like I’m constantly struggling to improve. if you look back at some of my earliest posts it’s kind of pathetic! (although I’m trying to replace the oldest pictures as I re-make things)
Ohhhh these look decadent and just what the doctor ordered! Thanks for sharing!!!
Loving the new look and the new pics, Jess!! Especially the amazing scone pics. Yummm!
Yep, definitely making these as a thank you to my coworkers for their help the other day… they look awesome!
Im with ya.. cinnamon chips plain are kinda nasty.. melted=DELISH!! I love scones.. such a nice lil switch from regular ol muffins!
you know, you could make like, maple bacon scones.
and then give me the recipe.
just sayin’….
SO agree- the cinnamon chips are not that great on their own, but in baking? AMAZINGGGGG. I use them in my cinnamon sweet bread! The scones look jammin. I don’t really like pastries but I am all for the every once in a while scone
I had no idea they made cinnamon chips. I wish I didn’t!
Those look wonderful. I actually like a drier pastry because I enjoy dunking in coffee and watching the pastry slurp it up. My grandmother made this famous coffee cake that could seriously drink up your entire cup of coffee. That was my favorite 
I would dip them in milk or coffee!!!! I like it when they get kind of soft. These look amazing, and I want one right now. I also HAVE to try those cinnamon chocolate chips!! What a great idea!
I am not a pastry or scones (too dry- like you said) person. But I love LOVE bacon and cheese!
I’m not a huge scone or pastry person either. Except when I was in France. Then that was a different story. Thank God for having to walk everywhere when I was there. LOL I’ve never seen cinnamon chips. That’s interesting. Maybe it’s because I don’t bake enough.
PS – I am sooooo a baked goods person. Will you come make me something?
I love, love, love, love, love, love, love, LOVE scones!! haha!! Just wanted to make sure you knew how much I love them!!
They look amazing!! Never heard of cinnamon chip scones before and I bet they are outta this world!! 
That looks SO GOOD. Must try! Thank you, as always, for another delicious treat!
youre killin me smalls. those look so freaking amazing!!
Oh, these look amazing!!!!! I’m going to head out in this rain just to buy the cinnamon chips and make these tonight. Yummmm, I wish we were next door neighbors~
I’m not really a fan of scones…but those cinnamon chip ones may have twisted my arm into trying them…
Gorg pictures! I used to be a scone aficionado when I was a kid – weird huh?
I’ve never seen cinnamon chips! Those scones look awesome. I’m definitely a sugar/pastry person more than a bacon/cheese one, but we share a love of chocolate!
Oh my gosh! My aunt makes these all the time!!! I have made them a few times (they are my FAVORITE EVER!) however, cinnamon chips aren’t sold in Colorado…boo, hiss. Yours look phenomenal.
this recipe sounds so delicious!
This post seriously made me laugh out loud – you are freakin’ hilarious!!!!
My husband would gobble these up. He LOVES scones. And the Cinnamon Chips would be perf for him. He’s not necessarily a choc person. In general, i dont think men crave it like women do, but of course there are exceptions to that rule! but cinny chips sound lovely. You bacon, non veggie loving hot chica you
so tastey. this looks AMAZING (like every single thing that you post)
can you please create a recipe for my 27th birthday treat? something really yummy. and fairly easy so i can’t mess it up. that i can bring to work- or just suggest something? oxoxox
I didn’t know you didn’t like veggies! How funny!
I’ve never even heard of cinnamon chips — they sound awesome! The scones look great. I love MOIST scones! If they’re too dry I don’t go for’em!
I am going to have to find cinnamon chips. The scones look delish! And I like the new look to the blog! Very nice
Ooo-la-la! This is one of best things I’ve seen ’round blog land.
*squeals* Jess the new layout is super cute! I love it
Hmm, cinnamon chips. You Americans don’t know how lucky you are with such things in your grocery store. You have 3 choices of “chip” at home dark choc, milk choc & white choc. No butterscotch morsels, no peanut butter peices..nada!
I guess I could just sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
My three-year old eats cinnamon straight – I just pour a little pile out on a napkin for him when I’m baking and he dips his finger in it. I think if he knew these chips existed he would think he died and went to heaven! These look delicious!
Oh my, this looks AMAZING!! Definitely bookmarking this one to try when I get some free time.
LOVE the new look of your web site.
Chloe
Am I a scone person? Ha ha ha. I am, sadly, a total everything person. Maybe the eternal quest of fitting into my jeans would be easier if I just “didn’t like bread.” As if.
These look like the perfect Sunday morning treat! Delectable!
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