Cherry Vanilla Valentine Scones

 
A little Valentine love around the house . . . 

CHERRY VANILLA VALENTINE SCONES

 

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons cold butter

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 cup cold heavy cream

1 cup dried Montmorency cherries
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 teaspoons half-and-half (or milk)

Directions: 
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 

Cut cold butter into small pieces.
Add to dry ingredients; cut in until mixture is the size of small peas.
(Don't overmix!)

In a separate bowl, mix together eggs and cream with a fork.
Stir into flour/butter mixture, just until combined.
(Do not overmix!)

Fold in cherries.

Turn dough out onto a generously floured surface. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thick.
Dust top with flour, then cut with a heart cookie cutter. 

Place hearts on parchment-lined baking sheet. 
Bake at 400 degrees for 9-10 minutes.

Transfer scones to a wire rack.
(I transfer parchment and all to the cooling rack immediately after removing them from the oven to stop the bottoms from further browning.)

To make the glaze, stir vanilla into confectioner's sugar along with enough half-and-half to make a  drizzle.
With a spoon, drizzle the glaze back and forth across cooled scones.

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