She has always loved cookies and cream ice cream. But recently she's been into mint cookies and cream ice cream (I think it's Beyer's Grasshopper Pie or something to that effect).
So I thought I'd make her some scones inspired by her favorite ice cream flavor!
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So I'm not going to post the recipe for the scones. Because you can find it here: http://bakingbites.com/2010/08/cookies-n-cream-scones/
The only thing I changed was that I subbed some of the white flour for whole wheat flour, and they turned out great!
I also added glaze on top. It's not necessary for tasty scones, but it was delightful this way.
Mint Glaze
Ingredients:1-2 tbs milk
powdered sugar
peppermint extract
optional-green food color (see note)
So I just make glaze by stirring together powdered sugar and milk until I feel it's at the consistency that I want it. Just as a reminder, a little milk goes a long way when making frosting! Also, it does not need much peppermint extract. I think I used about 1/8 of a teaspoon or less. It can be very strong, but it really depends on how much glaze you're making. Just taste it after adding a little and see if it needs more!
Notes:
- I attempted giving my frosting a slightly green tint by soaking spinach in the milk I was using. The frosting did have a tint of it, but you couldn't tell once it was on the scone. Anyway, it shouldn't take much food coloring, and I think next time I would try harder to make the spinach work--adding more or something!
-What's shown is a 1/2 recipe and I cut it into 6ths, but I believe the recipe called for 4ths. These were plenty big for a normal size--definitely not "mini" scones.
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