chocolate chip spice scones

I've made variations on these scones a few times, but this was the most improvising I've done. They really should be called everything but the kitchen sink scones because I did not have all the ingredients on hand by a long shot. I'll post the original recipe and my interpretation this time... They turned out all right, though. I did some with chocolate chips and some without, and I definitely thought the chips added something good and necessary to it.

Courtney’s Cardamom Ginger Scones

3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¾ tsp ground cardamom
1 egg
1 cup yogurt/crème fraiche
¼ cup chopped candied ginger
½ cup sugar

*my version

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

¾ tsp apple pie spice mix (ground cinnamon, cloves, etc)

1 egg

1/2 cup yogurt/crème fraiche

1/2 cup applesauce [I may have used more to get it to a workable consistency]

½ cup sugar

3/4 cup chocolate chips

preheat oven to 375
mix dry ingredients first
then add stick of butter (cubed into small pieces) [if you want to add butter, I don't usually]
add egg, yogurt, sugar, spices, and chocolate chips
mix together until thick dough mixture
bake in oven for around 25 minutes