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At Best Friends for Frosting®, we believe anyone can be a memory maker!

From national television appearances to magazine features and speaking engagements, Melissa Johnson has spent over 15 years sharing her love for easy recipes, holidays, and celebrations with audiences nationwide!

As the founder and creative director of Best Friends for Frosting®, Melissa has grown a community of more than 1.4 million followers. Alongside her husband, professional photographer and videographer Andy Johnson, she’s brought creative content to life for hundreds of national brands and publications.

Melissa is also the bestselling author of Celebrating Every Day! (HarperCollins), a contributing recipe developer for Highlights magazine and has contributed to Martha Stewart Living and Better Homes & Gardens. She’s also spoken at events including VidCon and Pinterest headquarters.

Take a peek at some of our favorite features below! 

Business, Press & Brand Partnerships: Melissa(at)BestFriendsForFrosting.com for inquiries or to request our media kit.

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A burger decorated to look like a monster, with asparagus and celery stalks for antennae, mozzarella balls and olive slices for eyes, and a red bell pepper tongue, labeled Triclops McCheesy.
Three monster-themed burgers labeled Chris P. Pepperoni, Galax E. Turkeyton, and Cornelius Veggiesworth, with text bubbles identifying the food items used to create their features.
A recipe page titled Cookies & Dream featuring four different ice cream sandwich recipes with labeled ingredients and flavor names, including Strawberry Bliss, Peanut Butter Bonanza, Minty Chip, Cookie Overload, and Sprinkle Surprise.
Recipe page for Lunch Donuts featuring instructions and four variations: a peanut butter and jelly donut, a chicken salad donut, a chocolate-hazelnut and banana donut, and a pizza-style donut.
A page titled Pancake Spaghetti features a large image of pancake noodles topped with chocolate drizzle, sprinkles, and a cherry, alongside four smaller bowls of themed pancake variations and numbered recipe instructions.
Recipe for snake-shaped breadsticks, featuring step-by-step instructions for shaping, decorating, brushing, and drizzling colorful dough snakes with marinara and ranch dressing.
A recipe page for Strawberry Heart Pops featuring five strawberries on sticks dipped in chocolate and decorated with shredded coconut, chocolate chips, freeze-dried strawberries, sprinkles, and crushed peanuts.
Instructional page titled Wiggle Monsters showing how to make cartoon monster shapes out of gelatin decorated with various candies like gummy bears, M&Ms, jelly beans, and nerds.

Melissa Johnson is a contributing recipe developer for Highlights magazine, creating original, family-friendly recipes each month, with professional food photography by her husband, Andy Johnson. Together, they bring fun, approachable recipes to life for families to enjoy!

A magazine cover for Martha Stewart Living featuring decorative baked wreath cookies adorned with rosemary, red and green sprinkles on a brown background. The text highlights holiday themes: gifts, parties, and tastemakers with their trees.
Advertisement for a cookie swap event featuring a person arranging holiday cookies, with decorative elements like a vase of greenery and a red cake stand. Text offers tips for hosting a cookie swap using products from Target.

Melissa shared her favorite cookie recipe and decorating ideas for a festive cookie swap in a Target advertorial in Martha Stewart Living.

Cover of Womans Day magazine featuring two no-bake pies topped with raspberries, blackberries, and kiwi. Text highlights 85 cool ideas and school lunches. Background has colorful fruit slices and a yellow fork.
A person in a tan coat and jeans stands next to a red shopping cart inside a store, holding an open magazine. The magazine pages show gift and treat ideas, with colorful images and text. The store background includes shelves and checkout counters.

Melissa shared her budget-friendly, DIY back-to-school party ideas with easy decorations and recipes in Woman’s Day magazine.

A magazine spread featuring a Back to School theme. Theres a table decorated like a yellow school bus with apple decorations. Cookies shaped like a bus, apple, and chalkboard are shown. A sidebar offers craft ideas and suggests creating signs.
A woman and several children, all wearing red, are celebrating in a Target store. The children are holding Target bags, and the caption suggests a birthday party is taking place in the store.

Johnson threw a Target-themed birthday party at Target for her son, Charlie, that went viral. She shared tons of tips for throwing a memorable party with fun, Target-themed food ideas. It was featured on Business Insider, The Bobby Bones Show, Her View from Home, ABC, The Little Things, and USA Today.

Cover of Martha Stewart Living magazine featuring ornate cream-colored holiday cookies with festive designs. Text highlights holiday ideas and recipes. A sidebar advertises Hersheys products for holiday celebrations with a QR code for more recipes.

Johnson has shared party tips and easy dessert recipe ideas on Pottery Barn Kids, Lauren Conrad, and Better Homes & Gardens!

A cozy holiday scene with children and an adult in pajamas and Santa hats, enjoying treats at a table. Below, the pbkids logo, children around a Christmas tree, and a girl with a Letters to Santa sign. Balloons and festive decor enhance the setting.
Childrens party with a Twinkle Twinkle Little Star theme. Decor includes star-shaped balloons, cupcakes, pastel colors, and party favors. A woman sits at a table; a large silver 2 balloon is held by a child.

Chef Gordon Ramsay’s duet with TikTok dessert hacker Melissa Johnson went viral, racking up millions of views!

Actress Reese Witherspoon and her Draper James team have collaborated with Melissa Johnson, an easy dessert expert, on a series of recipe blog posts over the years. They partnered with Melissa Johnson, to celebrate the brand’s 5th birthday. Melissa created a signature gingham cake and styled a festive virtual party featured on the Draper James blog.

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Speaking

As a multi-passionate entrepreneur, Melissa Johnson has spoken at business and entrepreneurship conferences, including VidCon, and alongside notable names such as Martha Stewart, Alicia Silverstone, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Marie Forleo. She has also presented at Pinterest headquarters, sharing her expertise in personal branding, social media strategy, and building a successful digital brand.

Melissa Johnson has shared easy recipes & Party ideas on:

Television

Print

  • Highlights Magazine
  • Martha Stewart Living Magazine
  • Woman’s Day Magazine
  • Parents Magazine
  • Parade Magazine

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