It's officially here: the time of year when you step on the scale less frequently because you know you probably won't like the results! My sister and I have both agreed we need to be a bit more careful about our eating. Not so much what we eat, just how much we eat. (The book French Women Don't Get Fat focuses on the concept of eating whatever you want, just pay attention to portion control!) I picked my sister up from class and dragged her to the Inkwell Home Store. It basically has my name written all over it. Cute dishes, linens, candles, kitchen gadgets, cookbooks... and that's only one half of the store! The other half is full of furniture, but I'm always so busy on the kitchen side, I forget there's anything else! Every other word out of our mouths was "OOH!", or "Look! How cute!" Yes, the Christmas decorations were out. Everywhere we turned were adorable holiday plates, linens, platters, etc. All just screaming, "You know you want to buy me!!!!" Of course yesterday also happened to be payday. Talk about self-control!
By some miracle my sister and I left the Inkwell with only four new kitchen towels and two different scone mixes. We're saving the Peppermint Chocolate Chip mix for when we're closer to Christmas. That left the Cocoa Chocolate Chip package. I don't think this recipe could be any easier: you just add water! The company is Sticky Fingers Bakeries and the mixes only cost about $6 each.
You add 3/4 cup of water to the mix and stir until combined. You can drop heaping tablespoons onto a cookie sheet, or do the alternate method we chose: pat the dough into a 10" diameter circle on a baking sheet. Score deeply into 8 wedges and bake for 18-20 minutes. Voila!
Paired with a tall glass of milk, these scones are the perfect snack for a cold, rainy day.
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