Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
3. Add the pieces of cold butter and cut into the dough using a pastry cutter or a fork until the texture or coarse meal.
4. Toss the chocolate chips in the mixture at this point.
5. In a separate small bowl, lightly whisk together the heavy cream, the egg, and vanilla extract.
6. Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture. Stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
7. Put the dough on a lightly floured work surface and lightly knead with a lightly floured hand about 4 times.
8. tap the dough out to an 8 or 9 inch circle or rectangle (about 1 inch thick) and cut into 8 pieces.
9. The pieces will be triangles if you shaped into a circle, and the pieces will be rectangles if you shaped the dough into a larger rectangle.
10. Gently shift the scones onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
11. Brush evenly with cream and dust liberally with turbinado sugar.
12. cook in the oven at 400 degrees F for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
13. If preferred, dust with extra turbinado sugar for more texture.
14. Store leftovers completely cooled in an airtight container for up to 2 days.