Chocolate Chip Scones

DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 425F.
• Grease baking sheet.
• In large bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In small bowl, combine milk, egg and vanilla.
• Add to dry ingredients along with chocolate chips and mix with fork until mixture clings together and forms a soft dough.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead gently 5-6 times.
• With lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough into a 7" round.
• Cut into 4 wedges.
• Place scones, 1" apart, on greased baking sheet.
• Pierce tops with tines of fork.
• Bake scones 18-20 min.
• or until golden brown.
• Serve warm.
• Makes 4 scones.