This recipe was created by the scone lover in me. It's just a personal preference, but I like thick scones like these or very thin ones and am not so crazy about the ones in the between. For the "thin" scones make these: Cranberry Cream Cheese Scone Thins that are like #breakfast cookies, but are perfect for teatime, coffee breaks, or any time you want just a few bites of something crunchy. I know this recipe makes a lot of dough, but I wanted to calibrate it so that it would take a full package of cream cheese (Philadelphia brand). Along with two sticks of butter, a half pint of heavy cream, and two large eggs, this makes four out of the ten ingredients that you don't have to weigh or measure, so it is easy to put the dough together. The dough freezes well (up to two month) so you can choose to bake as needed. See notes at the bottom of recipe about equipment and supplies that I find helpful when making this recipe.