Hi, there! I’m Grace and I’m so excited you’re here.
I am the force behind The Graceful Baker® on Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok and YouTube. I am a royal icing cookie artist that creates accessible cookie decorating content made to inspire, educate, and satisfy.
Completely self-taught as a cookie artist, I have poured countless hours into mastering royal icing and growing a community of loyal followers who turn to me both for decorating tutorials and royal icing prowess, as well as a source for stress-relief, highly effective child entertainment (it’s true!) and a side of education about a variety of topics.
Some of the most popular collections I have created include Pride Month 2021, a set celebrating Black women’s beauty and contributions to history, Super Bowl LVI, various diverse holidays (such as Lunar New Year, Diwali, Easter, Eid al-Adha, Rosh Hashanah, and Christmas), and my signature shape series sets (like hearts, circles, trees and clovers) where I do a wide variety of different designs with one shape.
Born and raised in Vermont, my roots are in the woods but my heart is here in the big city of NYC.
*DISCLOSURE: This site contains affiliate links which means that, at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase from one of my links. I greatly appreciate your support!
Want to learn more about me? Check out these additional posts:
- My Story Before The Graceful Baker [About Me: Part 2]
- How I Got Into Royal Icing Cookies [About Me: Part 3]
- Before The Graceful Baker Videos: When Cookies Were For Sale [About Me: Part 4]
Do I sell my cookies? What do I do with my cookies? - The Graceful Baker
Tuesday 18th of March 2025
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Shellie Dent
Friday 14th of March 2025
Hi! I am so enjoying your classes that everyone has told me that I needed to go into business, so I have. Here’s what I’m wondering, can I sell cookies that I have learned to make from your classes? Do I need to give you credit for your ideas and can I use your images to post on my selections order form? I love you and certainly do not want to step on any toes. Thank you, Grace, your classes may have changed my life!
thegracefulbaker
Monday 17th of March 2025
hello! so glad you're enjoying the classes! totally fine to sell cookies with the class designs! not ok to use my images though as those are copyrighted and it's best to make your own samples for order forms anyway :) have fun!!
Wendy Schwartz
Thursday 30th of November 2023
Do you have a gluten free version for the cookies? If someone has already asked this question, I apologize. I couldn't find it anywhere!
thegracefulbaker
Thursday 30th of November 2023
Hello! I do not yet have a gluten free recipe :)
Candace Baker-Egbe
Sunday 19th of November 2023
Do you still offer classes or will you offer classes in the future focused on African American/Black cookie designs? I'm so happy I found your classes and I can't wait to get started!
thegracefulbaker
Thursday 30th of November 2023
Hello! I actually never had a class for that set as I made it for content well before I started doing classes. I'd recommend Kinky Culture Cookie Co, but I'm not sure she has any current classes: https://www.kinkyculturecookieco.com/
Amanda
Friday 14th of July 2023
I recently watched your video with the plants and cactus in baskets where did you get the cookie cutter??
thegracefulbaker
Saturday 15th of July 2023
Hi! This is the set of cutters for the plants: https://www.kaleidacuts.com/products/2020-kaleidaplant-collection-cookie-cutter-set