1 ½cupswhole wheat flour(180 grams) (all-purpose is okay too)
½cupall-purpose flour(60 grams)
⅓cupcocoa powder(27 grams)
⅓cupbrown sugar(70 grams)
2teaspoonsbaking powder
¾teaspoonbaking soda
⅛teaspoontable salt
8tablespoonsbutter(113 grams; cold and cut into small pieces)
½cupminiature chocolate chips(85 grams/ 3 ounces)
1cupplain yogurt(227 grams)
1egg
Glaze
1cuppowdered sugar(120 grams)
2teaspoonsvanilla(10 grams)
2teaspoonsmilk(10 grams)
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, combine flours, cocoa powder, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry cutter, cut in cold butter until mixture resembles small crumbs; not all crumbs will be the same size. Stir in miniature chocolate chips.
Place yogurt and egg in a measuring cup and whisk well to combine, then add it to the flour mixture. Gently stir with a fork until mostly moistened, and a dough forms.
Use a rubber spatula (or your hands) to press the dough together, then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently, folding the dough in half over itself, 10-12 times. It's a sticky dough; dip your fingers in flour to keep them from sticking.
Pat dough out into a 9-inch circle. Cut into 10 wedges and place, separated, on a parchment or Silpat-lined baking sheet.
Bake at 375F for 14-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in a scone comes out clean. Try again in another spot if you hit a chocolate chip.
Glaze
Mix together powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Spread glaze over warm scones and serve.
Scones are best on the day they're baked, but leftovers can be stored in an airtight container. Heat for ~8 seconds in the microwave to reheat before eating.
Make Ahead
Scone dough can be shaped and stored in the refrigerator for 1 day before baking, with no adjustments to the baking time.
To freeze, cut scone dough into wedges, then frozen. Store in a freezer bag for up to 1 month. Bake from frozen (without thawing), adding 2-3 minutes onto the bake time. Make the glaze after baking.
Notes
Flour: These scones taste a little wheaty, but not too much. Use half whole wheat/half all-purpose flour if desired, or even 100% all-purpose flour. Using all whole wheat and no all-purpose flour makes the scones taste too wheaty for my tastes. White whole wheat flour would be a great choice. If you're short on yogurt, supplement with milk. Or, use buttermilk/sour milk (1 tablespoon vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup).It's a very wet dough. Flour your fingers as you handle it to keep it from sticking. Handle the dough gently, or the scones will become tough. I doubled this glaze from the original, on my husband and daughter's recommendation. I weighed all ingredients when I tested these. Calorie count is an estimate only. Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Annual Recipes 1997 cookbook.Revised slightly 2/7/2026.