diff --git a/recipe_scrapers/cookiesandcups.py b/recipe_scrapers/cookiesandcups.py
index a26c7cb3e..374ef5bd3 100644
--- a/recipe_scrapers/cookiesandcups.py
+++ b/recipe_scrapers/cookiesandcups.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ class CookiesAndCups(AbstractScraper):
     def host(cls):
         return "cookiesandcups.com"
 
+    def author(self):
+        return self.soup.select_one(
+            ".post-author-detail.post-author-by .entry-author-name a"
+        ).get_text(strip=True)
+
     def ingredient_groups(self):
         return group_ingredients(
             self.ingredients(),
diff --git a/tests/test_data/cookiesandcups.com/cookiesandcups_1.json b/tests/test_data/cookiesandcups.com/cookiesandcups_1.json
index ec4ca0d52..1b4599d42 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/cookiesandcups.com/cookiesandcups_1.json
+++ b/tests/test_data/cookiesandcups.com/cookiesandcups_1.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "author": "Cookies & Cups",
+  "author": "Shelly",
   "canonical_url": "https://cookiesandcups.com/brown-sugar-pancakes/",
   "site_name": "Cookies and Cups",
   "host": "cookiesandcups.com",