Chocolate Chip Scones

These soft and flaky scones are irresistible, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll enjoy two of them with a cup of tea. Scones are one of the easiest things to make, and I bake a batch at least twice a month.

Ingredients

1/2 cup 35% whipping cream -room temperature

1 large egg -room temperature

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup unsalted butter -cold and cubed

1 1/2 cups flour

3 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Whipping cream

White sugar

1 tbsp milk

7-9 tbsp icing sugar

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Pre-time to make scones really is minimal, as well as cleanup. Here's a few helpful tips.

1. Always use cold butter that's cut into cubes. The cold butter will help to make the scones flaky.

2. Use a piece of parchment paper when flouring and flattening the dough. This will help with cleanup.

3. Use a pastry cutter when cutting the butter into the dry ingredients. This will make cutting the butter a breeze.

Directions

- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.

- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

- Whisk together the whipping cream, egg, and vanilla. Set aside.

- Put the butter in a large bowl.

- Put the flour, baking powder, and sugar into a sifter. Sift the dry ingredients on top of the butter.

- Cut the butter into the dry ingredients.

- Mix in the chocolate chips.

- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together using a spoon.

- Knead to incorporate the ingredients. Don't overwork the dough. The ingredients don’t have to be fully combined and it’s okay if some of the dry ingredients are not mixed in.

- Form a ball.

- Flour a hard surface and place the dough on top. Dust the top of the dough with flour too.

- Flatten the dough till it’s roughly 1 inch thick. Keep the dough in a circle.

- Using a sharp knife or pastry cutter, cut the dough into 8 triangles.

- Place on the parchment paper.

- Brush the tops with some whipping cream and sprinkle some sugar on top.

- Bake for 20-22 minutes.

- Place the scones on a wire rack to cool.

- When the scones are cooled, whisk together the milk and icing sugar until smooth.

- Drizzle the icing on top of the scones.