My second favorite item on the Starbucks menu (after a Venti Non-fat Flat White) is the Petite Vanilla Scone. The right size, the right flavor, and the perfect mid-morning pick-me-up. I found a great copycat recipe on the Dash of Sanity website and gave it a try. Scones can sometimes be so dry, but this recipe was melt-in-your-mouth perfect. I’m whipping up a couple batches to bring to the Wisconsin Romance Writers Tea Party this weekend!
PETITE VANILLA BEAN SCONES

Petite Vanilla Bean Scones Just Like Starbucks
Ingredients for Scones:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- ½ vanilla bean, sliced in half and beans removed
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg white
Ingredients for Glaze:
- 1-1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ vanilla bean, sliced in half and beans removed
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk the sugar, flour, vanilla beans, baking powder and salt together. Using a pastry blender or knife and fork, cut the cold butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add heavy cream, vanilla bean extract and egg white. Mix with a spoon to combine.
- Using your hands, knead into a soft dough, doesn’t take long to do this 1-2 minutes.
- Roll the dough to make a rectangle, make sure the dough is about ¾ inch thick. Now using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 small triangles.
- Place the triangles on the parchment paper and bake for about 10 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Make the glaze by whisking the cream, powdered sugar, vanilla beans and vanilla together. Once scones have cooled, spread the glaze on top of the scones.