Total time: 20 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy

These sweet scones are sure to impress whether served for breakfast, brunch, or a fancy snack. This recipe calls for a round scone cutter, but you can cut them into twelve triangular wedges so none of the dough goes to waste. If you’re flour has been sitting around awhile or seems packed, sifting helpful since it breaks up any lumps in the flour and aerates it. The chopped dried dates not only provide flavor, but their added moisture also helps replace much of the butter that’s typically used in scones. Because dates are sticky, coat kitchen shears or a knife with cooking spray before chopping them. Serve these scones with a drizzle of honey or an assortment of jams.