Tea Party Orange Chocolate Chip Scones

These are the scones I made for Avery's tea party. I have had several people ask for the recipe. It is based off of one I found on allrecipes.com but with my own special touch. These are delicious with a warm cup of coffee or tea.

1 3/4 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
1/2 c. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
Zest of one orange
About 1/2 c. orange juice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in chocolate chips and orange zest. Mix in the orange juice to form a dough. (Should be the consistency of biscuit dough.)

Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Pat or roll into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out scones with a fluted biscuit cutter and transfer to a baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Move to wire rack to cool. Makes 12 scones.