These have become a real hit around here. The picture does not do them justice.  I'll be selling these at my Farmer's Market stand (when I have one).

The original recipe comes from: Tonia at  study in brown

However, I first heard about these delicious scones over at High Desert Home. Susan wrote about the changes she made to the scones and I have also made some of the same adjustments.

The following is a combination of Tonia's recipe and Susan's alterations.  This is the way we make them, and we love them (I'm sure they are also delicious made the original way in Tonia's recipe):

Lemon Chocolate-chip Scones

3 cups all-purpose flour (I use fresh ground wheat)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus 1 Tbl for sprinkling (divided)
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into small cubes
1 cup buttermilk
zest of 2 medium lemons
1 Tablespoon whipping cream (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips or 1 bar chocolate, chopped (dark is nice)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/3 cup sugar and salt. With a pastry cutter or two knives, mix butter into dry ingredients until it resembles coarse meal.

Add 1 cup of chocolate chips or a chopped bar of chocolate (dark chocolate is nice) and half the lemon zest. Stir to mix in.

Add buttermilk; stir until mixture begins to form a dough.

Transfer dough to a floured surface and divide into 2 equal balls. Use a rolling pin to lightly roll each ball into a circle about 7 inches in diameter.

Cut each circle into 6 wedges.

Brush top with whipping cream (can use milk instead).

Mix remaining lemon zest and 1 Tblsp. Sugar. Sprinkle on top of scones.

Place the scones separately on a cookie sheet, spaced a little apart.

According to Susan's calculation the whole grain version will take about 18 minutes to bake.

The all-white version takes 15 or 16 minutes.

Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes to firm. Serve warm or at room temperature.


This recipe works foe me every time...and I have yet to meet someone who didn't love it.

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