Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon double acting baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

½ cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Line cookie sheet with parchment or waxed paper.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.

Place the flour mixture into a mixer bowl and turn the mixer on low. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture a little bit at a time. Mix for 4–5 minutes until the mixture is crumbly.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Pour buttermilk into a measuring cup and add vanilla. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and mix just until the dough is moist. Do not overmix.

Place dough on floured surface and knead gently. Form a square about 8” x 8” and 1 ½” thick. Cut the square into nine pieces (three rows x three columns).

Place scones on cookie sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool

—David