Description
Creamy chocolate chip biscuits blend Southern comfort with indulgent richness. Sweet morsels nestle in tender cream cheese pastry, promising pure delight with each buttery, crumbly bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup (85 grams) mini chocolate chips
- ¾ cup (180 grams) cold buttermilk
- ¼ cup (55 grams) unsalted butter, cold
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Leavening Agents:
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Topping Ingredients:
- 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup (115 grams) powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Heat the oven to a scorching 450°F, preparing a welcoming environment for your delectable biscuits.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, creating a powdery foundation for your culinary masterpiece.
- Incorporate the cream cheese and chilled butter into the flour mixture, using a pastry cutter to create a textured landscape of pea-sized crumbs.
- Gently fold the miniature chocolate chips into the crumbly mixture, ensuring an even distribution of sweet morsels.
- Pour the cold buttermilk into the bowl, stirring until a rustic, slightly shaggy dough emerges.
- Transfer the dough onto a flour-dusted surface, patting it into a rectangular shape with gentle, deliberate movements.
- Execute a delicate letter fold: fold the dough into thirds, then press it back to its original thickness, creating layers of potential deliciousness.
- With a circular cutter, transform the dough into perfect rounds, carefully collecting and re-rolling any remaining scraps.
- Arrange the biscuit rounds on a baking sheet, allowing ample breathing room between each piece.
- Lovingly brush the tops with melted butter, then slide the pan into the oven, immediately reducing the temperature to 400°F.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating the pan midway to ensure a uniform golden-brown complexion.
- While the biscuits cool, whip the cream cheese and powdered sugar into a silky smooth glaze, adjusting with milk to achieve the perfect consistency.
- Generously drape the cream cheese glaze over the warm biscuits, serving immediately to capture the pinnacle of flavor and texture.
Notes
- Chill all ingredients beforehand to ensure flaky, tender biscuits with maximum rise and buttery texture.
- Handling the dough minimally prevents tough biscuits, so use a light touch when mixing and folding.
- Cold butter and cream cheese create steam pockets during baking, resulting in perfectly layered, airy biscuits.
- Fold the dough like a letter to develop delicate, distinct layers that separate beautifully when baked.
- Reducing oven temperature immediately after placing biscuits inside helps create a golden, crisp exterior with a soft interior.
- Serve warm with cream cheese glaze for the ultimate indulgent breakfast or decadent brunch treat.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg