Preheat your oven to 375.
Cut the potatoes in half length wise and scoop out the insides leaving about 1/4 inch around the edge and at the bottom. Put the insides in a large bowl. Place potato skins on a baking sheet.
Add the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika to the potatoes and stir thoroughly.
Crumble your bacon and add it, half of the shredded cheddar cheese and chives to the potato mixture. Mix well.
Scoop the potato mixture back into the potato skins and top with remaining cheddar cheese.