Scones

These are delicious!! I especially recommend nibbling one of these scones with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. (even better, nibble one with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate in the morning before your kids are up!)

Spot-On Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients:

3 1/4 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips instead!)

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Sugar Topping:

2 tbsp melted butter

2 tbsp sugar

Directions: 

1) Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2) In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between fingers, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in chocolate chips. Add buttermilk and vanilla, stirring just until moistened. 3) Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, 5 or 6 times, to gather into a large ball. Do not overwork the ball or the result will be tough scones. Divide the ball in half and gently pat each into 8 inch flat rounds. Brush top with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar, 4) Using a sharp knife, cut each circle into 6 even triangles and place on prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.

Bake 16-18 minutes until tops are golden.