A delicious, easy to make biscuit scone for breakfast or tea time! Wonderful warm or cooled, and can be frozen for later enjoyment!
Several years ago, our family attended a small church that met in a park building. Every Sunday, we would bring treats to share, and one of the women would often bring these Chocolate Chip Scones. They were always a huge hit!
I wish there was a word to describe just how absolutely divinely yummy these are…but there isn’t. So, you’ll just have to make them and taste for yourself!
These chocolate chip scones have become a favorite for taking on trips and for our children’s Special Nights, but they would be great for breakfast, church socials, or just because!
We usually double the recipe for our family (10 of us) or triple for company. You could also make up a huge batch to have on hand for several days and even freeze them for a later date!

A little bit about one of the ingredients…the sour cream.
Sour cream might seem odd, but trust me, it’s great and creates a super creamy dough! You can also use Greek yogurt with great results as well! However, you can absolutely use milk if you don’t have either.
You might also be wondering about what size to cut the biscuits. I have varying sizes of biscuit cutters like these:
Some days I feel like making BIG biscuits (great for breakfast). Some days I feel like making little ones (great for tea time). But honestly, you can make these biscuits any size and they will be great! The recipe as-is will make 12-15 large scones.
Now, let’s make this yummy recipe!

Chocolate Chip Scones
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream (can use milk, but it is better with sour cream!)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ¾ cup chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi-sweet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°, and grease a large cookie sheet.
- Mix together all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- In the dry mixture, but in the butter using a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture, and stir gently until blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed, using your hands if necessary.
- Form dough into a ball on a floured surface and press out until ¾” thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter (or a canning ring or an upside-down glass) and place on your cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Tastes delicious warm or cooled completely, and freezes well for later enjoyment!

Originally published March 2011. Updated October 2022.
Salo says
Hi Amy,
the Scones sound good.
You measure in cups, do you? Just any normal cup?
And 425°? That ain’t Celcius, I think. How much is that in °Celsius?
Lg
Salo (from Germany)
Amy says
Around 218 is what my conversion chart says. And do you not measure in cups in Germany? What do you use?
Laney says
The US uses standard measure for everything including cooking. Most other countries use metric. I believe they measure ingredients by weight. But I don’t know the conversions. I have an Italian cookbook that uses grams for unit of measure. (175g superfine sugar, 175g self-rising, etc.) A cup is 8 oz and by my calculations it seems that each ounce is around 28 or 29 grams…
There is always the possibility I have no idea what I’m talking about. lol!
Danielle B says
The US is the ONLYYYYYY Country that doesn’t use the metric system. I think we need to get with it, and use the metric system lol
Toni Kerr says
I JUST said to my husband last night that I would make him scones! He works at Starbucks, and enjoys theirs, but I know he’ll prefer homemade.
I recently bought a flour mill, so I can grind my own grain. Do you know if I can use home ground flour in these? Also, my hubby isn’t a sweets man, do you think I could do blueberries instead of chocolate chips?
Amy says
Yes, you can do both! Of course, if you use blueberries, you will have to call these Toni’s Blueberry Tea Scones! 😉
Debra Worth @ Happy To Be Home says
Oh, those look good. Really really good.
Holly Emmot says
Tell your dh that I agree with him about the chocolate chips. 😉
Amy says
He will be pleased, coming from a foodie like you, Holly! (ps-I was just reminding the kids of those yummy bumblebees you made for the tea years ago!)
Laurie Whitehouse says
These look great! Definitely going to try the recipe!
Liz says
I printed this out and realized that I had no chocolate chips, and not enough regular flour… so I made a whole wheat mix cinnamon raisin scone. I love the fluffiness of these scones! Thanks for sharing the recipe! (Hopefully soon I will be able to make the chocolate chip ones)
Jamie says
YUM! We will be making these soon!
Kristy says
LOVE scones!!!! Never been able to make them though – I tried once, didn’t come out so good! I will have to try these!
Thanks 🙂
Jordin says
These are so delicious that I decided to come out of lurking to tell you about it! 😉 I made these tonight and my husband and kids loved them. Great with a big glass of milk!
Amy says
Wonderful!!!
Pamela says
I haven’t been able to close your webpage since you posted this recipe! I finally made them this afternoon and they turned out fantastic! I had frozen unsalted butter so I grated it on a cheese grater, and kept it in the freezer until I was ready to add it. Then I just stirred it into the flour. They turned out so light and flaky, I quickly called my mom and 2 sisters to come for afternoon tea. Thank you for begging this recipe from Lynette, and then for sharing it with us!
Amy says
You are so welcome!
Gayle @ TrainingOlives says
LOL! I just posted a recipe for scones on my blog on Friday, too!!
Great minds think alike.. Or.. it was just the day for tea and scones. 😀
Laney says
I made the scones for breakfast this morning with a couple of alterations. I must confess that many of the breakfasts I prepare have chocolate chips. 🙂 I wanted to try something new without the chocolate, so I took a lead from your pp and added blueberries instead of chocolate chips. The kids loved them! I also mixed up a batch with dried cranberries and added the juice and zest of one orange instead of the vanilla. OH MY! They were really yummy. So, this recipe is a keeper no matter which way you look at it. Thanks Amy and Lynette
Annie says
These are the most amazing scones!!!! My daughter has asked for them for her birthday breakfast. Thanks so much for sharing!
Amy says
Glad to hear it!