Adventures in cooking: Chocolate chip skinny scones

I saw this recipe on SkinnyTaste.com (also where photo is snagged from), a great blog for all your favorite foods slimmed down. I whipped up a batch of these Friday night to feed everyone at the Facets photo shoot Saturday morning, and they were a hit! They end up really soft and thick—just the way a scone should be. Served with a side of coffee, of course.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• Cooking spray
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine the first four ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use two knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gently fold in chocolate chips. Add milk mixture, stirring just until moist.
3. Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands. Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4” thick. Using a knife,cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.
4. Brush egg white over dough and sprinkle evenly with sugar. Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes. Serve warm.

Servings: 12 • Serving size: 1 scone • WW points: 5 • Calories: 199.6