Easy Chocolate Chip Scones

These Chocolate Chip Scones are the perfect breakfast, dessert, or delicious chocolate snack! They are lightly sweet and tender with crisp golden edges. Enjoy them with a cup of hot coffee or a glass of cold milk. They will almost remind you of eating a chocolate chip cookie.

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What is a Scone

A scone is a delightful baked treat that’s a staple in the world of afternoon tea and brunch. These tender and crumbly pastries originate from the British Isles but have gained worldwide popularity. Scones are typically made from a simple dough of flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, and milk or cream.

What makes them truly special are the endless variations you can create by adding ingredients like dried fruits, nuts, chocolate chips, or savory elements like cheese and herbs.

You may feel like you are eating a thick chocolate chip cookie when you have these scones. But, a scone is more closely related to a biscuit than a cookie. The base recipe is very similar to these drop biscuits.

They make a great addition to a pastry basket for brunch or breakfast. However they are sweet enough to be enjoyed as dessert!

Ingredients

If you are a baker then you probably have most of the ingredients to put these Chocolate Chip Scones together:

• whole milk 
• egg
• vanilla
• all purpose flour
• sugar 
• baking powder
• kosher salt
• cold butter 
• semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chips: you can also opt for a dark chocolate chunk or chip.

How to Make Chocolate Chip Scones

1. Prep and Gather Ingredients

Start by preheating the oven to 400° F and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper or a reusable silpat. Gathering all your ingredients (except the butter, leave that in the fridge until you are ready to use it).

2. Combine Wet Ingredients

In a small cup whisk together the milk, egg, and vanilla – set aside.

3. Sift Dry Ingredients

Now in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment sift in the flour, baking powder, sugar, and kosher salt.



4. Add The Butter

Grab the butter out of the fridge and cut it into pea sized pieces. Add it to the flour mixture and turn on the mixer for 30 seconds.

5. Add Chocolate Chips and Egg Mixture

Add the chocolate chips and the egg mixture. Blend it together for just a few seconds until it all comes together.

NOTE: you may need to hand knead the dough a couple times in the bowl to grab up all the flour from the bottom.



6. Form The Dough

Scrape the dough out onto a cleaned and lightly floured surface. Shape the dough into a ½ inch thick – 8 inch round. See Photos:





7. Cut Into 8 Pieces

Cut the round into 8 equal triangles. Place on the parchment lined baking sheet and place in the fridge for 15 minutes. This will help your scones rise a little higher during baking. However if you are short on time you can skip this step.







8. Bake

Before they go in the oven brush the tops with a little milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 minutes.

Storing and Freezing Scones

Store leftover scones at room temp in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Freezing After Baking

These chocolate chip scones can be frozen after baking. Make sure they are completely cooled and pop them in a freezer safe bag. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Freezing Before Baking

You can also freeze the scone dough to be baked later! Follow the chocolate chip scone recipe up to the point where they go in the fridge, instead pop them in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Then place them in a freezer safe bag. They will be good for about 3 months.

To bake just remove them from the freezer and bake without thawing. You may need to add a couple minutes to the baking time.

Doubling The Recipe

This recipe is easily doubled! Simply double all the ingredients.

When you scrape the dough out of the mixer just divide it into 2 piles and then shape the 8 inch rounds. This will make 16 scones.

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