Chocolate Scone Recipe
These chocolate scones are the world's most decadent breakfast!
Equipment
- pastry cutter
- pastry brush
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- silicone baking mat
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 8 tbsp cold butter unsalted, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
For the topping
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sift the dry ingredients (cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) into a large bowl.
- Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour mixture.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (egg, milk, and vanilla). Pour the wet ingredients into the flour-butter mixture and use a fork to stir the mixture together until the dough begins to form.
- Add the chocolate chips and continue stirring with a fork until a dough ball forms. If the dough seems too dry, add milk by the teaspoonful.
- Once the dough forms, pour it out onto a pastry mat or well-floured kitchen counter and knead several times until the dough is fully formed.
- Divide dough in half and pat each half into a 6-inch circle, roughly 3/4 inch thick. Use a sharp knife or a pastry cutter to cut each circle into six portions.
- Spread the wedges out across the prepared baking sheet. Bake scones 18 to 23 minutes until set.
- Remove from oven and let cool on baking tray for 5 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to fully cool.
- While the scones cool, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and milk in a small bowl until a thick icing forms. Add more sugar or milk as needed to achieve the correct consistency.
- Once the scones are cool, drizzle with frosting to make the most decadent of breakfasts!
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