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Steaming hot easy drop biscuits topped with melted butter have proven irresistible to every member of my family.
I’ve made this recipe at least half a dozen times over the past few months and despite my best efforts to save some biscuits for breakfast the next day, it has yet to happen. The boys find my stash every single time.
Simple Drop Biscuits
While it doesn’t take all that long to roll out a batch of these much-loved classic flaky biscuits, sometimes we don’t have even that much time. That’s where these drop biscuits come into play.
I just want to start out by saying these are amazing!!!! I am not a great baker, but when I saw this recipe, I had to try it… WOW my whole family loves these, even the picky ones. Two thumbs up! Thank you
Have I mentioned how much I love the smell of warm biscuits fresh from the oven? Hand me a hot biscuit topped with melting butter and you are speaking my language.
Some of my most used kitchen tools are these cookie scoops and I put the large one to use for these drop biscuits. I was in a hurry one afternoon and decided to try it.
Oh, the failed biscuits I’ve seen.
For the longest time, at least the first ten years of our marriage, I didn’t really make biscuits. I hadn’t yet figured out that one of the most important things when it comes to biscuit making is simply to not mess with the dough too much.
Feel free to read the embarrassing story of my first biscuit making attempt in this post, at least now I can laugh about it. Fortunately for all of us, my biscuit-making skills improved over time, and the biscuit recipes here have proven reliable now for even the least experienced of cooks and bakers.
Heck, if my three-year-old can handle it, I’m pretty sure we all can. My little one in this video is in high school now, and it still makes me grin.
How to Make Drop Biscuits
Start by combining the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Give it a light whisk to combine.
To keep my biscuit-making as simple as can be, I use a grater to cut the butter in small shreds so it blends nicely. Add the butter to the dry ingredients and use a fork to blend it in until crumbs and little pea-sized pieces form.
Drizzle in just enough milk to bring it all together into a sticky dough. Use a scoop or a couple of large spoons to drop the biscuit dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes and serve warm.
Drop Biscuit Recipe
Take a look in the pantry for these items to make easy drop biscuits:
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- kosher salt
- sugar
- butter
- milk
Biscuit Toppings
Top the warm biscuits with jams and jellies for a real treat. Perfectly sweetened and spiced jam with just a hint of cinnamon, this Homemade Peach Jam has been a staple in our home for about 15 years.
I tried a habanero peach jam for the first time a few years ago and fell for the unique flavor combination immediately.
Pumpkin butter and apple butter are thick, richly spiced spreads that are perfect on top of toast or muffins.
Tart cranberries and spicy peppers mingle in this sweet and spicy Cranberry Pepper Jelly. Everyone goes crazy for this spicy jam.
Easy Drop Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ⅓ cup butter grated
- 1 cup milk plus more ONLY as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Grate the butter and dump it into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a fork to mix in the cold butter pieces until the mixture resembles a coarse meal with little pea size or smaller lumps throughout.
- Gradually stir in milk – do not dump all the milk in at once! Add just enough milk until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. It should still look somewhat dry and be a bit sticky.
- Scoop the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. (The medium scoop in this set is perfect for this.) Bake for 12-14 minutes in the preheated oven, until the biscuits are golden brown.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
They’re delicious! I only added about 2/3 cup milk and that was still too much. Look for quite dry dough that pulls most flour away from the bowl. Then that’s enough.
Glad you figured it out, Becky!
Love these! These biscuits are my go-to. They’re so easy to make and bake, and they’re delicious! Thank you for the fantastic recipe!
I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying the biscuits, Rian!
Instead of drop biscuits I rolled dough and cut out , topped with hamburger gravy and I am so happy
I’m so glad you like them, Richard!
They were Delicious! Had one with honey and another with egg and cheese! Great recipe, thank you
I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying the biscuits!
Delicious
I’m glad you like them!
They were so good I had to make a 2nd batch.
And that batch I added 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar.
Those disappeared faster than the first batch.
I’m so glad that you like the biscuits!
Best homemade biscuits!
I’m glad you like them so much!
OMgoodness! These biscuits are TDF. Gently crispy exterior with a light, buttery and moist interior. I was shocked and how good these were! This recipe is a keeper.
I’m thrilled they’re a hit!
Found myself with leftover chili and needing biscuits quick. Found this recipe and had biscuits in 30 mins (including baking.)
I’m not so familiar with putting sugar in biscuits. On a whim, I mixed a tablespoon of maple syrup into the milk instead of adding granulated sugar. Dee-lightful! Teeny bit crisp crust and Sooooo Good!!!
I found 1 cup milk (including maple syrup!) just right for drop biscuits. Used a large scoop and loved the big biscuits.
Thanks for just-in-time save!
I’m so glad you like the biscuits!
Wow! Delicious. Couldn’t be easier. Had some extra heavy cream on hand so I used that. I want to eat them all! I will be checking out your cookbooks for more delicious recipes. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
Thank you for taking the time to rate the recipe and let me know you love it, Christine! I’m so glad you did! And I hope you love the cookbooks as much as I loved writing them.
Easy to make, nice flavor, normal staples in people’s homes. I used 1/2 tsp table salt in place of the kosher.
I’m glad you enjoyed the biscuits!
Very good drop biscuit recipe. They turned out great and I even used margarine because i was out of butter. Much better than drop biscuits made with Bisquick!
I’m glad the biscuits are a hit!
my husband said these were the best biscuits I ever made. I hate to say it ,but he’ right. they were also very easy to make. this will definitely be my go to recipe
I’m so happy to hear the biscuits are a hit!
Absolutely delicious m! Whole family loved them an requested I stop buying store bought!
I’m so glad you like the biscuits, Kendra!
Quick, easy and delicious. I’m looking forward to making these again!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the biscuits!
Can’t wait to try this quick and easy recipe! Do you think almond milk would work in making them?
That should work just fine!
Those easy drop biscuits were the bomb. I’ll make these from now on. Quick, easy, and delish.
I’m thrilled they’re a hit!
This is my new favorite go to biscuit recipe! So delicious, tender, fast and easy to make. Love your tip of grating the butter.
I’m so glad you like the biscuits!
these were terrible. dismal turn out. wish I could upload a picture. awful awful awful.
Without being in your kitchen with you, it’s hard to guess what might have gone wrong. What exactly was “awful?” Did you by chance substitute any ingredients?
I used this recipe to make a chicken pot pie with biscuit topping. Worked great!!! Going to bookmark this one.
I’m so glad you like the biscuits!