Taraji's character Cookie stopped by 'Sesame Street' On 'SNL'

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It was only a matter of time before Cookie Monster ran into Cookie Lyon.

This weekend, Taraji P. Henson hosted Saturday Night Live and made sure to bring Empire’s leading lady with her.

The 44-year-old actress beamed during her opening monologue,

This is so nice. It proves that after 20 years in show business, white people finally know who I am. A lot of you are just getting to know me as Cookie on ‘Empire.’ Real talk. This role changed my life.

The April 11th broadcast marks Henson’s first time hosting the the show. In honor of the career-catapulting role that got her there, ‘Cookie’ payed Sesame Street a visit during one of the night’s skits.

Check out the full video above.