Chocolate Chip Toffee Scones

Ocean~Ivy's Note:

This is one of the best scone recipes around! If you love Toffee, try this! 8)

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 scones

• 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup walnuts , toasted & chopped
• ½ cup chocolate-covered English toffee bits
• 2 cups cold whipping cream

to sprinkle

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
• sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 375,& lightly butter 2 heavy large baking sheets.
2. In large bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. Stir in chocolate chips, nuts and toffee.
4. Beat cream in separate large bowl until stiff peaks form; fold into dry ingredients.
5. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead gently until a soft dough forms.
6. Place wedges on baking sheets, spaced apart.
7. Brush with melted butter.
8. Sprinkle with sugar.
9. Bake until golden brown, approximately 20 minutes.
10. Serve warm and enjoy!

Reviews

[s'kat]

I found this recipe on epicurious, and went to share it with my friends on 'zaar, but ocean~ivy had beaten me to it! Hands down, these scones are tops. I made a couple of alterations: I didn't beat the cream before adding it to the recipe. I will try doing that sometime, but the scones certainly didn't seem to suffer from it one bit. I didn't use nuts, and also added almost an entire cup of toffee bits. When the dough was formed, I pressed it out to one large round that was about 1/3-inch thick. Instead of making wedges, a biscuit cutter was used. My recipe produced 21 rounds, that had a nice, light crumb, and smooth, creamy texture. I'm making the basic recipe again very soon, omitting the chocolates, and using fresh seasonal berries instead. These are great.

[Chef #1550165]

These are sooo yummy! I served them for Valentine's Day breakfast. I cut down the sugar and chocolate chips...it seemed a bit much, but they were still fabulous. The recipe makes 12 large scones.

[Chef #805050]

This is simply an outstanding scone recipe. I've tried making scones once before without success, and I admit that I was skeptical of how well these would turn out as I mixed the whipped cream into the dry goods, but these sure delivered! I used 1/2c chocolate chips and 1c toffee bits and then drizzled the cooled scones with 1/4c melted chocolate chips wisked with 1tbs milk for a final touch; these were a real crowd pleaser!