Name: Chocolate Chip Scones
Yield: 8

This Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe is buttery, bakery-style scones with crisp edges, tender centers, and melty chocolate in every bite. Greek yogurt keeps them extra tender!

author’s note

The Secret Move: Greek Yogurt

Okay, I know social media is fully obsessed with cottage cheese, but I’m still firmly on team Greek yogurt. It gets plenty of love too, but not nearly the same hype, and I honestly think it’s so much more versatile. And, if I’m being real, way yummier too.

Instead of trying to work cottage cheese into everything, I almost always reach for Greek yogurt. It mixes in beautifully, works so well in baking, and adds moisture without making things feel heavy.

And one of my absolute favorite places to use it? Scones.

My classic cherry scones are incredible and I’m always craving them, but they get a lot of their richness from sugar and heavy cream. I wanted to see if I could get that same tender, bakery-style scone while dialing things back a bit, so I reduced the sugar and swapped the cream for Greek yogurt.

It took a few rounds of testing to get them just right, but wow. These scones are soft, tender, evenly moist, and seriously satisfying. You’d never guess they were made a little lighter than a traditional scone. They might actually be my new favorite!

All the ingredients for this recipe prepped and ready for straightforward assembly, including butter, powdered sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, yogurt, baking agents, cream, egg, extracts, and chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe Ingredients

Ingredient	Tips
Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt	Be sure the brown sugar is super fresh and soft (not clumpy). And you’ll want to make sure the baking agents are fresh!
Frozen Butter	Grate straight from the freezer and work quickly so it stays cold. Cold butter = gorgeous, flaky layers.
Greek Yogurt, Egg, Extracts	Use thick, full-fat Greek yogurt for the best texture. Honey-vanilla adds extra flavor to this chocolate chip scones recipe.
Chocolate Chips	Mini chips spread evenly and melt into every bite. Large chips just didn’t work as well here.
Heavy Cream, Sugar, Glaze Ingredients	Brush lightly for a golden top. Keep the glaze thick so it sets nicely.

The dry ingredients whisked together, then the butter shredded and kneaded in for these chocolate chip scones.

How To Make Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe

Prep: Freeze butter, Heat oven to 400°F, and line a sheet pan.
Mix: Combine dry ingredients, grate in frozen butter, then mix in wet ingredients.
Shape: Press dough into a disc, cut into 8 triangles, and space on the pan.
Chill: Brush tops if desired, sprinkle with sugar, and chill for 20 minutes.
Bake & Finish: Bake until lightly golden, cool, then drizzle with glaze.

Scones Tools

a reliable Tools For Making This Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe

These simple tools make scone-making easier and help keep the texture just right:

Box grater: Grates frozen butter quickly without warming it.
Pastry cutter: Cuts butter into the flour without overworking the dough.
Flexible measuring tape: Helps size and shape the dough evenly.
Dough scraper: Makes shaping, cutting, and transferring the dough straightforward.
Baking mat: Prevents sticking and helps the scones bake evenly.
Pastry brush: reliable for brushing the tops with cream before baking.

The dough kneaded into a disc, cut into triangles, then brushed with heavy cream and topped with sugar before baking.

Storage

This chocolate chip scones recipe is best the same day. Because of the added moisture, they soften quite a bit overnight. If you won’t eat them all, freeze them before baking.

To freeze, place unbaked scones on a lined baking sheet and freeze until solid. move to an airtight bag and freeze for up to 1 month. Bake straight from the freezer, adding 1 to 3 minutes to the bake time.