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Copycat OG Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

Make the original Starbucks scones that you know and love with this recipe. Perfect to pair with a mug full of hot coffee too!
5 from 11 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 8 people
Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Pumpkin Scones:

  • 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup cold, unsalted butter diced
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree chilled
  • 3 1/2 tbsp buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp half and half

For the Glaze:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp half and half

For the Pumpkin Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 tbsp half and half

Instructions
 

For the Pumpkin Scones:

  • Preheat oven to 425.
  • In a food processor, pulse together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. You can also mix this by hand if you don't have a food processor, or pulse it all in your Ninja blender like I do!
  • Then, add in the cold, diced unsalted butter and pulse again until mixed together.
  • Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl and create a well in the center of it.
  • In another mixing bowl, mix together the chilled pumpkin, honey, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir using a wooden spoon to incorporate.
  • Then, knead mixture on a well floured surface a few times until it all comes together.
  • Pat dough into a 8-inch round.
  • Using a well floured knife, cut round into 8 equal pieces.
  • Place scones on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Brush tops with the 1 tbsp of half and half.
  • Place in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Let scones cool to room temperature after baking and before applying the glaze.

For the Glaze:

  • Whisk together the powdered sugar and half and half in a large bowl. Make sure mixture is more on the thick side rather than the thinner side.
  • Spoon the glaze onto the pumpkin scones and again let it come to room temperature.

For the Pumpkin Glaze:

  • Mix together the powdered sugar, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and half and half (I used the same bowl as the previous glaze to save a dish).
  • Make sure this glaze is slightly more runnier than the first.
  • Using a spoon, slightly go back and forth on top of scones to create a lined pattern of the pumpkin glaze on top of the regular glaze.
  • Let set to room temperature again and then enjoy it!