Chocolate Chip Scones (2024)

Karen — December 28, 2023 @ 9:30 am Reply

I started using this recipe years ago when my young child wanted chocolate chip scones and the coffee shop was out. It has been my go to recipe for years for special treats and bringing to friends. I have sent this recipe to many friends. It’s easy to follow and easy to use substitutes. Thank you BEB!!

Kayla — October 13, 2023 @ 7:31 pm Reply

Delicious, I’ve made these at least 6 times and they come out perfect every time. Everyone loves them!

Karen Parson — January 14, 2023 @ 9:45 am Reply

Great recipe! Keep the cream near at hand – you may need to lmoisten the dough a little bit if you measure by volume instead of weight. I made a half recipe for the two of us and havea couple for tomorrow morning, too!
Thank you!

Cathy Lewis — December 24, 2021 @ 7:55 am Reply

Everyone who has eaten one of these scones loves them!

Alyssa Meyer — October 23, 2021 @ 6:16 pm Reply

This recipe is perfect and comes together so easily.

Sheena Zawistowicz — July 2, 2021 @ 5:30 pm Reply

Great tasting scones and really easy to make. I make the whole recipe and freeze them and my husband takes them out one at a time ( daily!). I also sometimes substitute golden raisins for the chocolate chips and then serve those with butter and jam(jelly).

Louise Schmitt — May 29, 2021 @ 8:03 am Reply

I made these scones for my family throughout the pandemic when we would watch church at home. My children love this recipe! Highly recommend, easy to make, pass it along to family and friends!

Keila K — April 23, 2021 @ 4:51 pm Reply

I made these and paired them with homemade clotted cream and raspberry compote. To say I loved this recipe would be an understatement. They were a hit amongst my entire family! My father is diabetic so I’m wondering how I can alter this so he can eat it. I did burn the first batch so I recommend anyone reading this to check their coloring at 18 minutes without opening the oven. I will be making these regularly!

Melissa — February 4, 2021 @ 10:44 am Reply

Made these with my girls (3 and 5) and they are delicious! Light and fluffy and moist. Very easy and perfect for little hands to help finish the kneading. We cut, buttered, and sugared on the work surface because we are messy. My 5-year-old kept saying “I didn’t expect them to be THIS good!” Lol. Thanks so much!

Karis — January 29, 2021 @ 2:17 pm Reply

Recipe is good but not as flavorful as I expected. Also I cooked my first batch for 20 minutes and they burnt. Cooked the second batch for about 15 and they came out great!

make chocolate on sunday morning, uuuu it’s great holidayyy!!

i have 1 question for you. for granulated sugar, can weuse low-fat granulated sugar?

Moujounouko — January 10, 2021 @ 8:55 am Reply

These came out delicious! Also super easy to make. Thank you!

Jess Munden — August 24, 2020 @ 11:50 am Reply

I really liked these! Huge fan of not grating butter. My one critique of the original recipe would be the lack of salt. I quadrupled the salt (1 tsp) and think that was about right.

I also tried a variation on this using 1 tbsp of sugar instead of 1/2 a cup, omitted chocolate chips and added 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 1 tsp of black pepper. Delicious! Very happy to have found such an easy scone recipe.

CM — July 31, 2020 @ 4:35 pm Reply

Hi Michelle, I found this recipe online last year. I love to bake and followed the recipe and took me a while to make it!
They are soft and fluffy. I’ve made it a few times and my husband loves them! Recently I’ve been making half the recipe because the full recipe is too much. It’s so easy and doesn’t take that long to make it. I’m going to make them tomorrow but replacing the choc chips with half cup of blueberries.

Mary — June 22, 2020 @ 6:29 pm Reply

The best scones! These are very close to traditional scones, which are not supposed to be moist or overly sweet. This recipe is so easy. I’m going to try them next with strawberries.

Cindy — April 23, 2020 @ 1:57 pm Reply

I have used man of your recipes before and liked them but, unfortunately I didn’t like these. These scones don’t have a good consistency or flavor. I think they need butter to be more like scones. They looked nice but, tasted like a block of baked dough with chocolate chips. I used half and half and added a little melted butter to add more fat content. But, that didn’t help. I hate to give negative reviews but, I hate to waste ingredients more. I usually only use recipes that are tried and true. So, just want to save someone from that.

Izabel A — April 16, 2020 @ 1:08 pm Reply

Hello, this will be my first time making scones, is there a substitute I can use in place of the heavy cream?

Kelly Harrison — April 11, 2020 @ 9:42 am Reply

These Scones were wonderful! Thank you!

katie — April 4, 2020 @ 6:47 pm Reply

Can you make the dough the night before and bake them in the morning?

Vivien — August 29, 2019 @ 3:47 pm Reply

I don’t typically leave a review on blogs! But these were SUPER easy to make, not high on sugar and very moist. A big hit with my kids and my co-workers. Will be making more of these again.

Morley — April 29, 2019 @ 12:54 pm Reply

I used it in my school bake of and I won this first challenge I definitely recommend to use this on special events but not really the triangles maybe circles or squares

Lynn V. — December 30, 2018 @ 11:19 pm Reply

I love chocolate chip scones but have never tried to make scones. I made these today and have to say they came out absolutely perfect and were delicious. I followed the recipe EXACTLY as written. I didn’t find the dough overly sticky, but I did have to use my hands to finish mixing the cream & dry ingredients. It was just too difficult to mix it thoroughly with a wooden spoon. But once I got my hands into it, it was super easy. I had a light dusting of flour on my hands and a board ready with a light dusting of flour to plop the whole thing down on. After that it was super easy to shape, cut & bake. These rival the best of the best chocolate chip scones I have ever had. I love that they’re not overly sweet and the texture is just as a scone should be. Thank you for a great recipe!

Jena — December 29, 2018 @ 11:15 am Reply

Amazing scones! Turned out perfectly! We made them for a Saturday morning breakfast for company and everyone raves. Will definitely make again!

Jennie C — November 18, 2018 @ 12:06 pm Reply

I just made these! They are delicious! The dough was a bit of a pain to work with – very messy. I was very careful to not over mix. The texture is amazing! Worth the sticky fingers. :)

Kimberli Sims — November 3, 2018 @ 5:05 pm Reply

They looked good, simple recipe but tasted terrible

Carolyn — September 25, 2018 @ 6:45 pm Reply

Hi! Thoughts on making the dough and either freezing or refrigerating to bake a different day?

Sara — September 9, 2018 @ 10:33 am Reply

Best scones I’ve ever made. I’ve made them three weeks in a row and I swear they only get better. I made them plain, with chocolate chips, with cinnamon and pecans, and now have a blueberry batch going. This recipe is so easy and can be changed to fit literally anybody. Thank you!!!

Sam Cliff — August 20, 2018 @ 7:04 pm Reply

I have never made scones before so I decided to try. These were so easy to make and came out soooooo good!

Kathy — August 1, 2018 @ 2:35 pm Reply

Without question, absolutely the best most tender scones. Make them all the time and they disappear. They get great compliments, but are sooooo easy to make. Sticky, but easy! Try them!

Shannon — June 13, 2018 @ 10:40 pm Reply

Hi! Can I substitute blueberries for the chocolate chips?
Also would using my kitchen aid to knead the dough be a bad thing, or do you suggest I just knead it myself?
Thank you!!

Lisa — June 12, 2018 @ 2:19 pm Reply

Are the scones baked one at a time?

કેકના ટુકડાં દોરીથી — May 5, 2018 @ 5:03 pm Reply

It was very hard to make and we had to add additional flour. Our kitchen is now huge mess. Cutting dough is impossible you must use hands because dough is very sticky. You also do not need as much chocolate chips. However they came out quite nice and soft just add more flour plzzzz. mess is not worth dont try this at home. also parchment can be replaced with foil

J.O — April 14, 2018 @ 3:42 pm Reply

Do you have the nutrition facts for this recipe? How many calories

Abby — April 14, 2018 @ 5:03 am Reply

I am going to use vanilla extract when I make this.

kathy mccullough — March 9, 2018 @ 2:23 pm Reply

Hi,

I was wondering, did this recipe come from Bon Appetite? I have from there that is excellent with the same ingredients. Just curious, Thanks..

Katy M — February 5, 2018 @ 8:23 pm Reply

Do you have the weights for the ingredients in this recipe?

Brenda walker — January 29, 2018 @ 6:42 pm Reply

There’s are hands down the easiest scones to make, and they are absolutely amazing. Best to be eaten the same day. I’ve received many compliments from family, friends and coworkers. Many have said these are the best scones they’ve ever had!

Kristin — January 22, 2018 @ 1:41 pm Reply

Can regular milk or half and half be substituted for the heavy cream?

I just made these and they are delicious! Even my husband liked them. Since there are so many I was thinking of freezing them, as you suggested. Great idea, especially to take to work in the mornings.

Rzh — August 12, 2017 @ 11:14 am Reply

So good and the easiest scone recipe ever! No cutting in butter. It’s like having chocolate chip cookies for breakfast.

Sandie — April 3, 2017 @ 1:45 pm Reply

Love your recipes. Must say first time I seem to have a problem. The dough was very wet. More like thicker banana bread dough. Really sticky. Anyone else have this issue? I couldn’t need it without adding lots of extra flour. Not sure if taste. They are in the oven now

Michele R. — February 13, 2017 @ 10:04 am Reply

I made this recipe yesterday and they came out absolutely delicious!!! SO incredibly easy and I had all but the heavy cream in my pantry! I was wondering could you sub in blueberries to this recipe?

Ana — November 20, 2016 @ 7:57 pm Reply

Made these today. Delicious and super easy to make!! not too sweet either. Thanks!

Leslie — September 30, 2016 @ 6:36 pm Reply

Can you use another type of flour one that is gluten free, and will it work.

Cindy — July 21, 2016 @ 9:50 am Reply

These scones are WAY too wet! I even held back a little cream and still couldn’t get any sort of triangle shape to stay (so I made “blobs”) after adding a little more flour and not seeing any difference. I can make biscuits in my sleep but every scone recipe I’ve ever tried has been a big wet mess.

Jenifer — June 10, 2016 @ 12:41 pm Reply

Tried out this recipe and it turned out awesome!!! Kids had their friends over and they really enjoyed it. I added a dash of vanilla though. It was a liitle sticky but manageable with dusting of flour. Loved the texture. It’s certainly a keeper! I would have posted the pictures of the scones I made if I could.

Teresa — May 19, 2016 @ 7:24 pm Reply

Good recipe. Easy to make and they are delicious. We ate them right from the oven. Watch out for hot chocolate chips! :)

Betsy — May 7, 2016 @ 9:30 am Reply

I tried these for the first time and the dough was so soupy. I added twice the flour but not sure how they will turn out because I overmixed to make them the correct consistency. bummer! I will stick with a butter based recipe.

May Roranes — April 24, 2016 @ 2:43 pm Reply

Buonissimo! I used the chocolates my kids recieved for easter. I reccomend to try this. Thank you for this recipe.

Tess — April 6, 2016 @ 6:13 pm Reply

Just wanted to say that I’ve baked these a few times now and it’s a fantastic recipe! They’re better than any scones I could buy at the store–delicious and not-too-crumbly texter, and the chocolate chips give it the perfect balance between sweet and bready. Great post!

Eli — March 9, 2016 @ 1:32 pm Reply

Can I use soy milk as a substitute for the heavy cream. Id like to make them non-dairy.

Ilona — November 15, 2015 @ 3:57 am Reply

So good! And so easy. Perfect Sunday breakfast :) Thanks for the recipe.

Daliya — November 10, 2015 @ 7:16 am Reply

Hi Michelle, I really want to give these a try. I’d like to know if it’s possible to sub some of the cream with milk or buttermilk so i don’t have to use 2 full cups of cream.

Lesley — October 3, 2015 @ 11:40 pm Reply

I loved these and they turned out beautifully. My problem is I have two members of my family who eat gluten free and I tried to make these with gluten free flour. TOTAL disaster! They were crumbly and not properly cooked in the middle. Can you give me some advice as I am new to gluten free cooking. Should I add more liquid or lower oven temp and cook longer?
I love your recipes and thank you for all the great things I have cooked from your site. (Also your son and dogs are adorable and I love the fact you share photos of them with us)

Oh my goodness- yummy! I love just about ANY sweet breakfast food, and these look amazing!

Tessa | Natural Comfort Kitchen — September 30, 2015 @ 11:51 pm Reply

I’m not a big sweets for breakfast person, usually preferring last night’s dinner leftovers (aka mac and cheese for breakfast). BUT my parents visit from out of town often and my dad has a SERIOUS sweet tooth with his coffee. Will be trying these next time he visits!

As a southern gal I love a sweet biscuit, I mean scone. These look beautiful! Chocolate should be eaten for every meal :)

These look so darn YUMMY!!!

Carolyn @ Cabot — September 30, 2015 @ 7:05 am Reply

This recipe looks delicious and so easy….I am going to bake these with my kids!~Carolyn @ Cabot

Linda Jean — September 30, 2015 @ 6:57 am Reply

This has become my go to scone recipe! Light and flaky. Delicious flavor. I just add whatever I am in the mood for – diced dried apricots, dried cranberries and pecans. This recipe is so good that I make it with no additions, too – sometimes I just want a plain scone. All that said, these scones with mini chocolate chips are a hit everywhere I take them!

Susan — September 30, 2015 @ 6:30 am Reply

Hi Michelle, Am I doing the math right? Two circles of dough, 8 per circle = 16 scones. Or do you divide into 3 to get the 24 servings? I love your recipes and you are my go to for trying new things. Thanks!!

Ashley — September 20, 2014 @ 4:57 pm Reply

I saw these scones and I thought that it would be perfect for chamber orchestra snacks (early in the morning)! Unfortunately, chamber orchestra does indeed begin quite early (7:25, which means that I have to get up at 6:00) so I don’t think I could make the dough the morning of, but I still want them to be somewhat warm when I get there. Would it be possible to make the dough the night before, refrigerate it and bake it the next morning? If so, how would you recommend that I do that?

Made these today for a party and they were sooo good! Got lots of rave reviews from my friends. Thanks for the yumminess!

Brooke — November 16, 2013 @ 3:08 pm Reply

These are awesome! It’s nice to have an easy recipe for these, I will now be abandoning the other recipe that I had been using! :) Everything in one bowl–couldn’t be easier! And I like the fact that I don’t have to cut butter into the dough–so much easier to just use the heavy whipping cream! Thanks for posting this recipe!

Denise Terry — November 12, 2013 @ 10:29 pm Reply

I made these tonight and they were so good! Next time I make them I think I will add a little orange zest and an orange juice glaze on top. Love the chocolate- orange flavor combination, especially near the holidays.

Lucy — November 7, 2013 @ 4:56 pm Reply

Love the recipe! I’ve never made scones before but think I’ve give it a try! I hope your Mom has a fabulous birthday!!! Enjoy!!!

Tome — August 12, 2013 @ 1:39 am Reply

Hi! Does it matter if you use unsalted or salted butter to brush the scones or will either do just fine?

Joan — June 23, 2013 @ 1:44 pm Reply

I think these scones are one of best baked goods I’ve ever eaten. Such an easy recipe, too, with the cream instead of chilled butter. I did sub 1 cup of white chocolate chips and 1 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and left out the nuts. I’m wondering if they freeze well.

Courtney — March 27, 2013 @ 1:29 pm Reply

I just wanted you to know that these are my ‘go to’ scones for any event I may have to self-cater for work. For example, I used them as a portion of a breakfast at a conference I hosted in July. They were a huge success. And I also used them as refreshments during an art show with coffee and pound cake. The college students were DYING for the recipe. College students don’t cook, so it must have been fantastic.
Thanks for sharing your love!

Nancy — August 21, 2012 @ 11:47 am Reply

I just made these scones and they are so fluffy. It was the perfect texture. Much better than my first try at scones. Using another recipe, I made dense, tough scones. I’m glad I have redeemed myself! :)

Luna — August 3, 2012 @ 7:31 pm Reply

The scones were very easy and delicious. A little too much chocolate for my taste but my father devoured them. : ) I also used 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour. They were great! : )

Kimber — July 29, 2012 @ 7:27 pm Reply

Thank you for posting this recipe! My MIL made them for us and then passed on the recipe and we’ve been making them ever since. We always use mint chips and dark chocolate chips and have thoroughly enjoyed every batch.

Emma — June 3, 2012 @ 2:07 pm Reply

I’m hoping to make these for a brunch on Friday (today is Sunday) and was wondering if I could mix up the dough today, shape the scones, and then freeze the scones until Friday morning? Would that work and if so, how should I adjust the baking time?

Great recipe!!! I found you through Design Crush. She showed your Cinnamon Chip Scones and saw the words dark chocolate and knew I had to make this for my MOMS Club breakfast today. They were a hit!! I only brought 2 home and there were not 22 ladies there ;) I can’t wait to try your other scones!!! thanks a bunch!

Shelley — April 23, 2012 @ 8:52 pm Reply

Oh my. I made these tonight and had to come back to post a comment.

I cannot believe how fluffy and delicious these are. I’m already regretting my promise to share them with my co-workers tomorrow. (Good thing they’re really easy to make… I can do another batch in no time.)

I topped them with turbinado sugar rather than the granular white – it gives them just the teeniest crunch.

This recipe is definitely a keeper.

Amanda — April 18, 2012 @ 8:07 am Reply

I gave these a go, but they turned out more bread like than the scones I’m used to having.
Over mixing? Or could it be a result of using condensed milk instead of cream?
(I live in Japan, and sometimes it’s hard to find things, so I improvise)
I want to try again, but if there is any advice, I’d be glad of it!!
Thanks for the recipe! I’ll probably become a regular reader!

Mary — April 9, 2012 @ 9:24 am Reply

I made these for Easter brunch, they tested great but were very flat.

Darcie — March 31, 2012 @ 12:18 am Reply

I was gonna try making these tonight, but I went to the grocery store after work and couldn’t find any heavy cream. Luckily I have a substitution chart, but then I looked through the recipe more thoroughly (aka actually read your directions) and noticed you’re calling it whipping cream. I’ve always understood that heavy cream and whipping cream are two different creatures, heavy cream having a 36-40% fat content and whipping cream having between 30-36% Would you mind clarifying which you used?

Ellen (Gluten Free Diva) — January 20, 2012 @ 6:02 pm Reply

Oh yes. I’m going to make these gluten free. For supper tonight. Just the thing I’m in the mood for:).

Michelle Z — September 25, 2011 @ 4:17 pm Reply

I made these and my husband who doesnt care for scones said they were the best scones he has ever had. After the second batch he told me these were better than chocolate chip cookies. High praise – and i tend to agree. Delicious. I also made the Bluberry ones and they were awesome.

Cathleen — September 16, 2011 @ 9:36 am Reply

This was definitely a nice pick-me-up last night. It was my first scone-making experience and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it really was. I made my scones bigger (cutting the rolled out dough into 4 triangles and folding them in half, than 8, I also baked them at a lower temp for about 20 minutes). But they are YUMMY. And they were even Better this morning. Love them! Thank you so much!

Surabhi Shrivastava — August 30, 2011 @ 4:21 pm Reply

Michelle, thank you so much for this fantastic eggless recipe! It was quick, easy, and a huge hit with some friends who are pure vegetarians. For a little extra flavor, I added a heaping tablespoon of raspberry jam to the dough and used a chopped 70% dark chocolate bar. The result was delicious!

Heather — March 5, 2011 @ 9:53 pm Reply

These were very good. The texture was perfect! Just like what I’d been purchasing at the coffee shop. I substituted whole wheat pastry flour for the AP since I had it, and it worked well. I am however used to a bit sweeter dough and might up the sugar in them a bit next time. The ones I buy are the flavor of a chocolate chip cookie, but the texture of a scone. I get them more as a desert. I was also thinking of adding a littlle vanilla to the mix next time. I loved the turbinado sugar on top. Would you happen to have any recipes or suggestions for coverting this to a lemon or blueberry scone (cream rather than buttermilk)? I see you have cranberry orange posted, and I intend to try this one too. Thank you for posting. Yum!

Sonja — February 15, 2011 @ 11:21 am Reply

Are you supposed to whip the cream before adding to the flour mixture, or just pour in as is? Sounds devine, I can’t wait to make these!

erica — September 27, 2010 @ 7:33 pm Reply

as the last step after you brush with melted butter are you sprinkling regular white sugar or something more coarse like turbinado? thanks :)

ching — August 18, 2010 @ 10:09 am Reply

Isn’t it dry? There is no butter in this recipe except for the brushing on the top of the scones before baking.

AerynA — April 17, 2010 @ 5:09 am Reply

Made them last night and they turned out brilliant! I had one for breakfast this morning too! Thanks for the recipie!

These are so lovely! I followed your recipe and made them and they just turned out perfect!!!
Thanks a lot!

Ahhh, these look sinful.

Hi Jess,

Yeah, if you added more than a dusting of extra flour, that’s probably what did it. The key to tender and flaky scones is to handle them much like biscuits – very quickly, lightly, and don’t any more flour than is absolutely necessary to pat them into a shape and get them cut. I hope you’ll give them another try, as they really are delicious!

Jess — February 23, 2010 @ 6:27 pm Reply

I made these yesterday and they came out a little tough and not flaky at all. Although the taste was wonderful they were a little hard to get through. Anyone have ideas of what happened? I’m thinking I may have added too much flour because when I was trying to roll into dough it was extremely sticky.

Amanda — October 28, 2009 @ 12:47 am Reply

THESE ARE AMAZING!! I only put the scones in the oven for 12 minutes since I know my oven gets really hot. I recommend this recipe for sure!

Hi Tammy, these are definitely not hard or crunchy; they are quite tender. As far as the chocolate, yep you can surely taste it – I would liken it to how much you can taste the chocolate in a chocolate chip cookie.

nicole — October 2, 2009 @ 6:04 pm Reply

all i have to say is WOW!

I’ve never been a big scone fan, too hard and crunchy for me, often the primary taste seems to be sugar or grain. Can you really taste the chocolate in these?

Everytime I buy scones I’m always a little disapointed with them. Making my own sounds like a good route.

Trent — October 1, 2009 @ 5:17 am Reply

Scones with Clotted Cream are the best! With chocolate chips I can have scones for dessert and high tea!

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Scones with chocolates are to die for. Good reason to have breakfast in the morning. Thanks.

Jessie — September 30, 2009 @ 7:10 pm Reply

yum!! I’ve been having a massive craving for scones and these scones look so yummy!

Laura — September 5, 2008 @ 10:00 am Reply

I was given a taste of these scones and they are to die for! They are by far the best scones I have found since leaving Bennington, VT – All Days & Onions had scones that were fabulous. I am so happy to have found a recipe that rivals their recipe – it’s only taken 10+ years!

Kayte — June 29, 2007 @ 8:27 am Reply

these look so delicious. i will definitely be trying these sometime soon. i know my mom would love them!

Joelen — May 23, 2007 @ 2:32 pm Reply

This looks awesome… I love scones and haven’t found a great recipe yet. I’m definitely gonna try yours when I get some good dark chocolate in my hands!

Amber — May 13, 2007 @ 9:20 pm Reply

Those look really good. I will have to give them a try.