Chocolate Chip Scones (gluten-free option)

Name: Chocolate Chip Scones (gluten-free option)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 38 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 6 Tbsp butter, cold; 1 egg; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup chocolate chips

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Seriously the best recipe on the planet for chocolate chip scones. They are super easy to make, slightly sweet and very addicting! You can also make them gluten-free or mini! Enjoy with a cinnamon dolce latte!

Homemade Chocolate Chip Scones on a wire cooling rack.

Everything You Need to Know About Chocolate Chip Scones

1. Ingredients for Homemade Chocolate Chip Scones

2. How to Make Chocolate Chip Scones Step by Step

3. Recipe Notes

4. Additional Recipe Notes

5. FAQs

6. Chocolate Chip Scones (gluten-free option)

You guys, I might have an obsession with scones. I big red puffy heart them and typically feast on cranberry orange scones all year (because until now, it was the only flavor I’ve ever made).

Those holiday scones have had their days (years?) in the spotlight, but now it’s time they step aside.

There’s a new scone in town and with just two words, you’ll be utterly convinced forever that you have an obsession with scones too: chocolate chip.

You guys, there is so much amazingness going on with this chocolate chip scone recipe. You’re going to love them!

A circle of raw dough for making mini chocolate chip scones. There are 8 wedges.

Ingredients for Homemade Chocolate Chip Scones

Image containing recipe ingredients flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, eggs, heavy cream, vanilla, and chocolate chips.

All purpose flour
sugar
baking powder
salt
butter, cold
egg
heavy cream
vanilla
chocolate chips

Ps…

I don’t know what possessed me to swap chocolate chips for cranberries after my beloved cranberry orange scones (um hello, CHOCOLATE?!), but it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done in the kitchen. Yes, this even beats out the best chocolate chip cookie ever AND the vanishing oatmeal chocolate chip recipe too.

Proof that it was a great decision (besides CHOCOLATE?): Mr. Crumbs (a.k.a. scone-hater) ate them. He ate a LOT of them.

Triangles of chocolate chip scones on a wooden board, ready to be baked.

How to Make Chocolate Chip Scones Step by Step

Step 1. Preheat oven to 425F. In a large bowl (using your hands, two knives or a pastry blender), or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.

Step 2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, heavy cream and vanilla.

Step 3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until the ingredients start to come together. The mixture should be dry, but not crumbly, so add 1-2 tsp of cream if necessary.

Step 4. Add the chocolate chips and mix just a few times until they are evenly distributed.

Step 5. On a silpat mat or a floured surface, shape the dough into a log.

Step 6. With your hands, flatten the log into a circle that is about 1 and 1/2 inches thick. Cut the circle in half and then each half into four or five wedges, depending on how big you like your scones.

Step 7. Place each scone on a baking sheet about 2″ apart and bake for 18-22 minutes until the bottoms start to turn golden brown.

Step 8. Remove to a cooling rack to cool and try your best not to scarf them down before the family shows up.

Recipe Notes

I’m really not kidding when I say these are the best scones I’ve ever had, but there is one thing you can do to send them over the top: add vanilla powder.
I introduced you to vanilla powder when we made homemade vanilla bean coffee creamer, so if you still have some, add 1/2 tsp to this recipe. Then eat your scones with coffee and homemade creamer. And call me so I can join you.
If you’d like to make these scones gluten free, I recommend Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free 1-to-1 Baking Flour, OR substitute with your preferred flour.

Enjoy the gluten free option of these homemade chocolate chip scones.

Additional Recipe Notes

Make them Mini

Being obsessed with scones means that I can sit and eat MANY of them without thinking twice. Great for the scones, not so great for fitting into my pants.
Making a mini version not only helps with portion control (because trust me, YOU WILL NEED IT), but everything is cuter when they’re mini, don’t you think?
All you do is start with two logs instead of one, cut your circle into quarters, and then each quarter in half so you have 8 small triangle-ish pieces. That’s it!

Gluten-free Option

Because even gluten-free peeps deserve chocolate chip scones too.
For a gluten-free version, I used Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free 1-to-1 Baking Flour because you can make a direct substitution for wheat flours in most recipes. I like to make scones with white whole wheat flour (and this is why), or all purpose, but using the gluten-free baking flour made these scones magical. So. Darn. Good.

FAQs

What are chocolate chip scones like?

My best side-by-side comparison would be homemade biscotti. You know, the cookie that sounds like dessert (Triple Chocolate with Almonds!) but tastes more like a delicious and slightly sweet crouton. Yeah, it’s kinda like that, but more biscuit-y.

What does adding an egg do to scones?

The egg helps to bind the ingredients, and it increases the richness and flavor. Yum!

What is the best temperature for baking scones?

425 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until golden.

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