Chocolate Chip Scones

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

A scone for both the little kids in your life, and the adults that live their lives like a kid, Chocolate Chip Scones are sweeter than regular scones. With a good splash of vanilla, loads of milk chocolate chips, and a sprinkling of coarse sugar on top, these scones are an absolute treat.

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Ingredients

1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons salted butter, softened
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
2 teaspoons sanding sugar, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and butter, to a mixing bowl. Use a hand-held mixer to beat the butter into the dry ingredients until the combined ingredients resemble course sand. Set aside.
Add 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips and stir into the mixture with a spatula.
Next, in a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
Pour in the milk and egg mixture into the butter and flour mixture. Use a spatula to fold ingredients together. Don't overmix - the dough will form quite quickly and shouldn't be one complete, perfectly round ball of dough.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Use your hands to push the dough together, gathering up the bits into a mound. Next, sprinkle the top lightly with a little flour and push the dough down into a round shape about 1 inch thick.
Use a large knife to cut the dough into 8 wedges and transfer the wedges to the baking sheet with about an inch of space in between each wedge.
Use a pastry brush to lightly dust off any excess flour. Top with remaining chocolate chips and sprinkle over the sanding sugar, if using.
Bake for 10-12 minutes depending on your oven, until the top is just slightly golden in colour.
Remove from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack immediately.

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