{"id":365500,"date":"2026-10-09T12:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/mariska-hargitay-was-blown-away-by-the-cookies-taylor-swift-brought-to-their-secret-shoot"},"modified":"2026-10-09T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:16:24","slug":"mariska-hargitay-was-blown-away-by-the-cookies-taylor-swift-brought-to-their-secret-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/mariska-hargitay-was-blown-away-by-the-cookies-taylor-swift-brought-to-their-secret-shoot","title":{"rendered":"Mariska Hargitay Was \u2018Blown Away\u2019 by the Cookies Taylor Swift Dropped at Their Secret Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Mariska Hargitay is praising Taylor Swift\u2019s baking after the singer brought homemade treats to the <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em> set.<\/p>\n<p>Swift joined Hargitay and her costars to film a comedy segment for the 2026 Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Her costars on the project included Kelli Giddish, who plays Amanda Rollins on the NBC procedural.<\/p>\n<p>Hargitay recalled the collaboration in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mariska-hargitay-praises-taylor-swift-s-extraordinary-baking-exclusive-12164370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEOPLE<\/a> at the Oct. 7 opening of NBC\u2019s <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> \u201cDun Dun Diner\u201d in New York.<\/p>\n<h2>Swift\u2019s Cookies Won Over Hargitay and a Self-Described Cookie Snob<\/h2>\n<p>Swift arrived with a large box of cookies she had baked herself, Hargitay recalled. \u201cThey might have been the best cookies I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d Hargitay said.<\/p>\n<p>Giddish identified the batch as sourdough brown butter chocolate chip cookies. \u201cThey were delicious. And I\u2019m a cookie snob,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv-streaming\/2026\/10\/08\/taylor-swift-kelli-giddish-law-and-order-svu-emmys-skit\/92151249007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA TODAY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cast Filmed Swift\u2019s Emmy Appearance in Secret<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emmys 2026: Taylor Swift Makes SURPRISE Appearance for SVU Parody\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEvOVn8oyrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Hargitay had told the cast that Swift was coming, but Giddish said the production had to stay confidential from the start. \u201cWe went covertly and filmed on a Sunday,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>During an Oct. 8 appearance on the <em>Third Hour of TODAY<\/em>, Giddish explained that they used a small crew, with Emmy writers serving as background performers. She recalled Swift\u2019s excitement at joining the cast of a show she already knew well.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch aired during the Sept. 14 ceremony, which Hargitay hosted. Her character, Olivia Benson, led an investigation into whether Swift would attend, using the elaborate clues and song references familiar to Swift\u2019s fans. Swift entered as a rookie detective and held her real cat, Olivia Benson, whom she named after Hargitay\u2019s character in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Jesse Collins told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3utoAnspZHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a> that Hargitay helped get ideas to Swift, who chose the <em>SVU<\/em> concept. Swift also contributed some of the lines involving Easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p>After the broadcast, Giddish heard from childhood friends in Georgia who now had daughters of their own. They called wanting to know what Swift had been like during the shoot.<\/p>\n<h2>Their Friendship Includes Bad Blood and Matching Courtside Shirts<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariska Hargitay on Hosting the Emmys, Season 28 of Law &amp; Order: SVU &amp; Knicks Game with Taylor Swift\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vwUCTIqsURo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Hargitay appeared in Swift\u2019s \u201cBad Blood\u201d music video in 2015 and joined her onstage during the <em>1989<\/em> tour that year.<\/p>\n<p>On June 10, the friends sat courtside at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, wearing matching blue-and-orange \u201cStevie Knicks\u201d shirts. Alana Haim made the shirts and brought extras for friends, she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/taylor-swift-stevie-knicks-t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hargitay described the Emmy shoot as \u201ccozy and familiar\u201d in her PEOPLE interview. She praised Swift\u2019s professionalism, willingness to try different ideas and ease as an actor, and said her presence excited the crew as well as the cast.<\/p>\n<h2>Swift Has Been Giving Friends Homemade Bread, Too<\/h2>\n<p>During the October 2025 promotion of <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, Swift gave Jimmy Fallon sourdough labeled \u201cThe Loaf of a Doughgirl,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-gifts-jimmy-fallon-her-loaf-of-a-doughgirl-sourdough-11826890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEOPLE<\/a>. Fallon used his loaf to make avocado toast and shared the recipe on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Radio 1 host Greg James received lemon-blueberry sourdough labeled \u201cThe Fate of Doughphelia\u201d during the same album\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, Swift gave Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco bread with a message reading \u201cIt\u2019s a loaf story,\u201d a play on her song \u201cLove Story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/mariska-hargitay-was-blown-away-by-the-cookies-taylor-swift-brought-to-their-secret-shoot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariska Hargitay is praising Taylor Swift\u2019s baking after the singer brought homemade treats to the Law &amp; Order: SVU set. 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