Chocolate Chip Scones Recipe – Buttery, Tender & Bakery-Worthy

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off (see note on substitution))
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, (cut into ½-inch (13-mm) pieces)
• ⅔ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, (best quality such as Guittard or Ghirardelli)
• 1 large egg
• ⅔ to ¾ cup heavy cream ((do not substitute milk or light cream))
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon demerara sugar ((also called raw or turbinado))