Starbucks Copycat Raspberry Thumbprint Scones - Restless Chipotle (2024)

Get these easy pastries perfectly buttery and flaky with my tips and enjoy this breakfast treat with a cup of coffee.

You might also like these lemon blueberry scones or my favorite strawberry recipes.

🗝️ Key takeaways

• Scones make a quick and easy breakfast because they freeze well. Just warm them up in the microwave and go!
• Raspberry Thumbprint scones are perfect for Valentine's Day or a special brunch.
• Be sure to follow the instructions to let the scones rest before baking!

Starbucks Copycat Raspberry Thumbprint Scones are buttery and rich with a bite of tangy raspberry jam in the center. They're just right for a special breakfast, brunch, or tea and they take just minutes to make!

If you like the flaky pastries from the coffee shop you'll love how good homemade scones are.

So good!

🧾 Ingredients

These flaky British-style pastries are absolutely the best! Use whatever kind of jam you like - you can't go wrong.

📖Variations

• Sprinkle a little vanilla sugar on top of the scones before baking.
• Drizzle with a vanilla glaze after baking.
• Sometimes I just like to dust the baked scones with powdered sugar.
• Sprinkle the scones with some sliced almonds before baking.

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

Grating the butter makes the most flaky scones ever. Try it!

1. Grate the ice-cold butter.
2. Mix the dry ingredients and the sugar and add the butter into it.
3. Mix gently to coat.
4. Mix in the butter well until it looks like small pebbles or peas. Add the cream and knead very gently just until the scone dough holds together.

5. Pat out and cut into rounds.
6. Place on a baking sheet.
7. Press centers down gently with a spoon to make a depressed area to hold the raspberry jam. Sprinkle with a little sugar.
8. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, press the centers back down a little and add the raspberry jam. Bake for 5 more minutes, or until done.

🥫 How to store raspberry scones

Scones are best if eaten the day they are made. You can store them overnight in an airtight container but I wouldn't try to keep them longer than that.

Freeze them for longer storage.

To Freeze: Place raspberry scones in a single layer on a baking sheet and flash freeze. Then put them in a freezer container with sheets of waxed paper between the layers. This keeps the jam from sticking and getting messy.

Freeze for up to 3 months.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: Let the raspberry thumbprint scones "rest" for 20 minutes before you bake them. This lets any gluten that has been developed chill out and relax. You'll get a more tender product.

• Work with chilled ingredients. If you have time put the flour mixture in the freezer for 10 minutes or so before you add the cold butter.
• Always use fresh, unsalted butter and only butter.
• Grating the butter is the secret to the amazing flavor and texture of this raspberry scone recipe.
• Press the centers down gently.
• Brush the tops with a little cream and then sprinkle with sugar crystals. The sugar adds a nice crunchy layer.
• If the room is warm let the unbaked scones "rest" in the refrigerator. Keep that dough cold!
• I used regular raspberry jam for these but you could use a seedless. You could also substitute any other kind of jam that you like. A drizzle of melted white chocolate is delicious on top and makes them even more special.
• Bake these on a heavy pan lined with parchment paper for easy cleanup.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this easy recipe.

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📞 The last word

Back in 2008, when I first wrote this post, I said - These are just like the buttery raspberry scones at your favorite Starbucks — and maybe a bit better.

These were my favorite of all the Starbuck's scone recipes.

Back then Starbucks served up a similar scone and it was amazing. One of my favorites along with their petite vanilla scones!

Now, almost everyone has forgotten these buttery pastries - but you can make them yourself with my recipe!

And let me suggest a dollop of this mock Devonshire cream right on top!

I don't know about you but sitting down to a warm scone and some tea sweeps me into the world of Jane Austen. I feel very ladylike, Victorian, and demure nibbling at the sweet edges and saving the luscious raspberry center for last. I tend to keep one eye on the door for Mr. Darcy...

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

If you love this recipe please comment below and give it 5 stars!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 Recipe

First published November 14, 2008. Last updated December 29, 2023 for editorial improvements.

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