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Chocolate Chip Scones
Chocolate Chip Scones are tender, crumbly pastries made from a buttermilk and egg mixture combined with a flour mixture containing sugar, baking powder, and cold butter. Chocolate chips add bursts of sweetness, while an optional vanilla glaze enhances the finished scones with added sweetness and moisture.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings:
12
scones
Calories:
287 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Scones
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg large
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter cut into 20 pieces, cold unsalted
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 2 tablespoons coarse sugar or sparkling sugar
Vanilla Glaze (optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar more, if needed
- 1 tablespoon cream more, if needed, or half and half
- vanilla extract splash; or ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
Scones:
- Preheat oven to 425°F, with a rack in the upper-middle position. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl whisk buttermilk and egg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Scatter butter pieces over the flour. Using your fingertips (or a pastry cutter), work the butter into the flour by rubbing it quickly into small pieces. Proceed until the mixture resembles a sandy texture with pebble-sized pieces of butter (the pieces of butter will be irregularly shaped; that's fine). Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the buttermilk-egg mixture (this will be for brushing the top of the scones) pour the remaining buttermilk mixture into the flour, along with the vanilla extract. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir the dough until it starts to come together. Once it’s almost all the way combined, dump the dough onto a floured work surface and knead it a couple of times until it comes together. Pat the dough into a ¾ inch thick circle or rectangle. Cut into desired shapes (I made 12 triangles).
- Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush the tops with the reserved buttermilk, sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 11-14 minutes, until the bottoms are beginning to brown and the tops are light golden brown. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool.
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Glaze:
- Whisk ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Adjust the consistency by adding a little more powdered sugar (to thicken) or cream (to thin). Drizzle over the slightly cooled scones.
Nutrition Information
Calories
287kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
77mg
(3%)
Potassium
141mg
(3%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
265IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
79mg
(8%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 scones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 287
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 287kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 265IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 79mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.