Pumpkin Scones

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Ingredients: 

Pumpkin Scones:

• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ginger
• 6 Tbsp. cold butter, cut
• 1 c. canned pumpkin
• 4 Tbsp. milk
• 1 egg
• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 4 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature)
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 Tbsp. milk
• 1/4 c. melted semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

Pumpkin Scones:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder,salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Cut in butter with pastry cutter until butter is mixed in (no larger than pea sized).
3. In separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, milk and egg.
4. Slowly fold pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients. Should start to form into a soft ball. (If needed add more flour until you can form that soft dough ball.)
5. Put dough ball out onto floured surface. Knead 5 or 6 times until smooth. Flatted into round circle about 1 inch thick.
6. Using a pizza cutter, cut circle into 8 triangle shaped scones.
7. Place scones on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake 14-16 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1. Combine all ingredients. Beat together with mixer until smooth. Drizzle over the top of cooled scones.

Original Recipe: favfamilyrecipes.com