"TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE – Sweet, tender, and buttery with morsels of melted chocolate within – children (and let's not forget husbands) absolutely love these chocolate chip scones...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups cake flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled with knife (see note on substitution)
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¾ teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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¼ cup granulated sugar
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5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
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⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, best quality such as Guittard or Ghirardelli
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1 large egg
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⅔ - ¾ cup heavy cream (do not substitute milk or light cream)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 tablespoon demerara sugar (also called raw sugar or turbinado)