Chocolate Chip Scones with Vanilla Spiced Butter

Looking for a delicious, easy breakfast to serve all that company coming into town for Christmas? These scones are sure to impress, and they're SO easy to make! I am going to share the recipe for these, 2 ways. One is to make them with half and half, the other is to make them with flavored coffee creamer, they are both scrumptious!

Chocolate Chip Scones with Vanilla Spiced Butter

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Scones:
4 cups all purpose Flour
1/3 cup Sugar (+ a little more for sprinkling)
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
3/4 cup cold Butter~ no substitutes!
1 Egg, separated
2 teaspoons Vanilla **
1 1/2 cups Half and Half OR refrigerated flavored Coffee Creamer. I have used both French Vanilla and Hazelnut with delicious results!! **If using flavored creamer, omit vanilla.**
1 1/2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

In a bowl, combine first 5 ingredients. Cut in cold butter til crumbly. Separate your egg and place the yolk in a bowl. Save egg white for later. Whisk with half and half cream and vanilla or non dairy creamer. Stir cream mixture into dry ingredients til moistened. Stir in the chocolate chips. Turn onto floured surface, knead 10 times. I use a generic silicone mat (like a silpat but cheaper!) so I don't need flour, I love mine and highly recommend it, I use it all the time. Divide your dough in half. Pat each portion into a 7 inch circle, then brush with egg white and sprinkle some sugar over the top.

Cut each circle into into 8 triangles. Place all 16 scones on a 15x10 sheet cake pan sprayed with non stick cooking spray. I kind of stagger mine to make them fit on one pan.
Bake at 425 for 15-18 minutes, until tops are just starting to brown in a few spots. While your scones are baking, make vanilla spiced butter.

Vanilla Spiced Butter:
1/2 cup Butter, softened
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla

In a small bowl, combine above ingredients. Serve scones warm with spiced butter.