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Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
Step 3
Grate the frozen butter on the large holes of a box grater, then cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter. If it's warm in your kitchen, I recommend popping the bowl in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to keep the butter really cold.
Step 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the cream, egg, and vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture with the chocolate chips, stirring with a fork or spatula to moisten the dry ingredients into a very shaggy dough.
Step 5
Turn out the dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Use the parchment paper to lift and press the scone dough together. It's a sort of modified folding and kneading and made much easier with the parchment paper, plus this helps avoid too much heat from your hands softening the butter.
Step 6
Pat the dough into a circle approximately 8-inches in diameter. Use a bench scraper to divide the dough into 8 triangle-shaped scones, then space them out on the parchment paper.
Step 7
Brush the tops of each scone with cream, then sprinkle with the coarse sugar.
Step 8
Bake for 20-22 minutes until golden brown on top. Take care not to overbake so you don't end up with dry scones.
Step 9
Make the glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl, then drizzle over the cooled scones.