How to Make the Best Buttery, Flaky, Berry-Studded Scones for Breakfast

Let the scones cool before serving. Chantal Lambeth

One key to flaky, tender scones is the ingredients you use, but another is the temperature of those ingredients. Using chilled butter—and mixing everything together quickly, before it warms up—helps create those perfect flaky layers.

Using frozen berries helps keep the dough’s temperature low. It also prevents the bright berry color from bleeding out of the berries and into the dough.