Drop Scones

Name: Drop Scones
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine; 1 egg, well beaten plus; milk, to make 1 cup; 1 1 cup dried cranberries (my favorite) or 1 cup mini chocolate chip (my favorite)

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
1 egg, well beaten plus
milk, to make 1 cup
1 1 cup dried cranberries (my favorite) or 1 cup mini chocolate chip (my favorite)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450. Grease or spray a large cookie sheet.
2

Stir together dry ingredients including the sugar. Cut butter into flour mixture. Add raisins (or whatever you use), stir to mix well.
3

Beat egg in measuring cup. Add milk to make 1 cup. Stir into flour.
4

Drop roughly tablespoon size scoops on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
5

(You can knead 15-20 times and roll out and cut if you wish -- but I prefer the ease of the drop method.).