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Milk Chocolate Scones

Milk Chocolate Scones

Milk chocolate scones are chocolate scones, packed with milk chocolate chips and drizzled with melted milk chocolate. I have to admit that I generally prefer my scones to have fruit in them, if they’re not going to be plain to begin with, largely because I like to be able to be able to spread my scones with butter and jam. Chocolate scones don’t go quite as well with either spread (although you could really get away with either), but at least these have enough chocolate in the dough to make up for it.

The scones themselves actually only have a small amount of chocolate in them, just enough cocoa powder to give them a hint of chocolate taste and a nice chocolate color. I wanted to keep the scone texture and taste, not turn these into cookies. I used Guittard Milk chocolate chips – which are huge – in the dough, then melted some for the finishing drizzle after the scones had cooled. The scone dough by itself might not have a tremendous amount of chocolate flavor, but you definitely get a lot in every bite by the time they’re finished. The scones themselves are tender, moist and a little on the softer side, once they’ve cooled.

These are drop scones, where dollops of dough are placed on a baking sheet free-form, almost like a batch of cookies. They’re very low maintenance compared to rolled out, cut out scones, and have a little bit of a rustic look. You can use a different type of chocolate for these, if you prefer, but keep in mind that the scones are only slighly sweet and the milk chocolate adds a nice sweetness to them.

Milk Chocolate Scones
2 cups minus 2 tbsp all purpose flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
8-10 tbsp milk
1 cup milk chocolate chips, divided

Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking power and salt. Whisk to ensure ingredients are evenly distributed.
Add butter to the dry ingredients and blend in with a mixer on low speed, until dough resembles coarse wet sand.
Add in vanilla extract and approx 8 tbsp milk and mix with a fork just until the dough comes together. Pour in additional milk if the dough is too dry. Stir in 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips.
Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces, shape each into a ball and place on the baking sheet.
Bake for 15-19 minutes, until scones are set and lightly browned.
Cool on a wire rack.

For the chocolate drizzle, melt remaining 1/3 cup chocolate chips in a small, microwave safe bowl. Chocolate can be drizzed onto the scones with a fork, or transferred to a piping bag and drizzled on from there. Scones may be drizzled at room temperature or while still warm – if you plan on serving them warm and don’t mind getting your fingers a bit chocolaty as you eat!

Makes 8

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16 Comments
  • dawn
    August 26, 2009

    Now this is my kind of scone.

  • Kelly
    August 26, 2009

    Those look fabulous and I bet they would also be very good using the cappucino chips I just picked up at the king Arthur flour bakers store.

  • Valerie
    August 26, 2009

    I’ve never even heard of chocolate scones. They look delicious.

  • Anh
    August 26, 2009

    Nicole, this looks really really good!

  • peabody
    August 26, 2009

    Now that’s a breakfast treat!

  • Liz Brooks
    August 27, 2009

    Oh my these look delicious! It is not helping that I am flippin’ starving to death:)

  • Allison
    August 27, 2009

    Yumm…I’m making these this weekend!

  • Valerie M.
    August 27, 2009

    These look great! Most chocolate scones I’ve tried are on the dry side, but these sound like they won’t be. I love all your scone recipes! I’ve made several of them, the snickerdoodle ones this morning. Thanks for all the work you put into this site!

  • Ashley
    August 27, 2009

    There’s no way I could resist these!

  • Scone Mix
    October 2, 2009

    OMG, these look delicious!!!

  • Cathy
    December 31, 2009

    I just made these!! Mt friend gifted me a scone pan that makes triangle shaped ones. They are fabulous!!! Thanks for the recipe. I will definitely make these again!

  • Fusion Cartridges
    February 26, 2010

    Chocolate Yummy My Favorite Flavored!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tina
    May 14, 2010

    Woah, delicious

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