These Chocolate Chip Scones are the perfect blend of savory and sweet. Take a classic, buttery scone and mix in decadent semi-sweet chocolate.
Weeknight-easy
Easy cleanup
You’ll Learn: The tricks to making scones easy for novice bakers
Worth It: It builds a freezer stash for stress-free treats later
Bonus: How to get the perfect crumbly texture
These might just be your new favorite sweet and salty snack
Is there anything better than a crumbly scone with a warm beverage? Perhaps the only thing better is a chocolate chip scone because you get that extra sweetness from the chocolate chips.
I used to be intimidated by making scones at home, but I realized that if you follow just a few simple tricks you can make them perfect every time. Keep the butter cold as you cook and don’t overwork the dough.
Following this simple chocolate chip scone recipe will give you perfect fluffy yet crumbly scones every single time. Make a batch for guests and they will think you bought them at the local bakery!
Kitchen tools
- Measuring cups, measuring spoons and a liquid measuring cup
- Whisk
- Flat spatula
- Cheese grater for grating butter – you can also use a sharp knife and pastry cutter
- Small bowl and Large bowl
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper or silicone mat to line sheet pan
Serving Suggestions
Pretend you are in a lovely British cafe for afternoon tea and have one of these chocolate chips scones with a cup of tea. If you are more of a coffee person you can enjoy one with your favorite cup of coffee. Around the holidays like to make myself a festive caramel brulee latte.
You could also serve this chocolate chip scone recipe as a dessert option after a luncheon. Serve something like a green salad with blackened mahi mahi. Then for dessert you can serve the chocolate chip scones and coffee cake muffins.
Tricks for making good scones
- Keep the butter cold – Warm butter will melt too quickly in the oven causing the scones to spread out. Use very cold butter or frozen butter and try not to touch it too much with warm hands. If you need to take a break at any point, place your dough in the fridge to keep the butter cold.
- Do not overwork the dough – You want your scones to be the right texture, crumbly, but not too dry or chewy. To get a scone with a crumbly crust and a tender inside you need to be gentle with the dough. Mix until only just combined and then gentle shape into triangles.
- Use high fat ingredients – Use real butter and half and half or heavy cream. This gives scones that rich, buttery crumble that you know and love.
- Chill scones before baking – I don’t always have time to do this, but if you have an extra 30 minutes you can shape the scones and then place them in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes prior to baking.
Ingredients
- All purpose flour
- Rolled oats
- Brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Sea salt
- Salted butter – very cold or frozen
- Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Large egg
- Whole milk or heavy cream
- Vanilla extract
- Optional: turbinado sugar or coarse sugar for topping each scone before baking
Ingredient substitutions
Make these scones gluten free by using a one to one gluten free flour blend in place of the all purpose flour. Also check to make sure the rolled oats you are using are gluten free.
Swap the mini chocolate chips for some chopped dark chocolate for a deeper, richer flavor. The chopped chocolate will spread through the scone giving you chocolate in each bite.
You can also use butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips in this scone dough. You can also add some chopped nuts. My favorite to mix in are some chopped walnuts.
Substitute one teaspoon vanilla extract with half a teaspoon of almond extract for a slight change in flavor. You can also add in some slivered almonds for extra crunch.
How to make chocolate chip scones
Step 1: Preheat oven, mix dry ingredients, grate butter
To begin, preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Then, mix flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Grate frozen butter using the large side of a cheese grater.
Pour that into the mixing bowl. Stir in the butter and chocolate chips.
Step 2: mix in wet ingredients and shape scones
Then, in a separate small bowl whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients into flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not over mix because you will melt the butter.
Next, dust a clean surface with flour and use floured hands to shape the dough into an 8” x 12” rectangle on the lightly floured surface. Cut this rectangle into 12 triangles.
Step 3: bake and cool
Then, arrange the scones on the baking sheet with a bit of space between each of them. Sprinkle the tops of each scone with turbinado sugar.
Bake at 400F for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown on the outside. Cool completely on a wire rack and enjoy!
Storage and freezing
To store, allow the scones to cool completely. Then, transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 5 days.
If you want to freeze them, they will be good frozen for up to 3 months. Take them out of the freezer one by one and allow to thaw at room temperature.
Check out these other sweet treats!
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
Images by Ella from Alpine Ella.
You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!
Email Recipe for Later
Recipe
Chocolate Chip Scones
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ¼ brown sugar – packed
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 stick salted butter – frozen
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Turbinado sugar – optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
- Grate frozen butter using the large side of a cheese grater and add to the mixing bowl. Mix in the butter and chocolate chips.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, milk, and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until just combined, do not over mix because you will melt the butter
- Dust a clean surface with flour and use floured hands to shape the dough into an 8” x 12” rectangle. Cut this rectangle into 12 triangles and arrange them on the baking sheet with a bit of space between each
- Sprinkle the tops of each scone with turbinado sugar and bake at 400F for 16-18 minutes. Cool completely and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Use a 1:1 gluten free flour blend in place of all purpose flour to make these gluten free
Nutrition Information
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Leave a Reply