Chef Reyaña Radcliff loves a good celebration and, when it comes to the holiday season, she gets her fill of good times. After all, her daughter was born on New Year’s Eve. The New Orleans native, owner of Your Braisen Chef Catering & Consultation Company, also enjoys cooking for those family, friends, and clients as she plans menus and prepares for events in the year ahead.
As chef Reyaña gears up for an eventful holiday season, she shares a refreshing Fog & Frost cookie recipe to delight and soothe the senses.
“I love the essence of lavender, the sips of a hot cup of earl grey tea, and the creaminess of white chocolate,” Reyaña says. “This recipe gives all of the above, and it’s perfect with a cup of hot tea and friends!”
recipe 
yields
Makes 12 cookies
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
2 teaspoon earl grey tea extract
Finely ground earl grey tea taken out of 3-4 bags
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces white chocolate chunks or white chocolate discs
Ingredients
steps
- Preheat oven to 325; line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste forms with no lumps.
- Whisk in the egg and extract, beating until you can make a figure 8 and it stays
- Sift in the flour and baking soda, then fold the mixture with a spatula (Be careful not to overmix, which would cause the gluten in the flour to toughen resulting in cakier cookies).
- Fold in the chocolate chunks, then chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. For a more toffee-like flavor, chill the dough overnight.
- Scoop the dough with a medium ice-cream scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 4 inches of space between cookies so that the cookies can spread evenly.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges have started to brown.
- Let cool. For serving, sprinkle dried lavender or edible dried flowers on top!
Date Published: 12.08.25
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Recipe by
Reyaña Radcliff of Your Braisen Chef Catering & Consultation Company in Charlotte -
Contributing City
Charlotte
