i'd rather be baking

I hope everyone’s enjoying the first full week of the new year! We had a lovely holiday break visiting a multitude of extended family, including a few days in St. Louis. My grandparents live there and we try to visit as often as we can. Every time we go to St. Louis we go to this huge, beautiful Whole Foods, and we never leave without a scone. Their mixed berry scones have become my favorite kind and this week, now that we’re back in cold, grey, snowy Utah, I decided to take a crack at making some of my own.

January has never been my favorite month. The holidays are over and there are months of winter ahead! It’s not exactly a happy thought. But I’ll admit that these scones cheered me up a good bit. They’re moist and tender and packed with berries – just what we need to make January a little brighter.

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