Woman, 27, goes viral after sharing her mom's 'weird but genius' COOKIE dating hack that she insists will ensure your crush is always thinking of you

An influencer has shared a 'genius' dating hack that she says will leave men swooning over you - and all you need is a few cookies. 

Fia James, 27, frequently documents her day-to-day life online with her over 574,000 TikTok followers.

Most recently, the New York City-based social media creator took to the video-sharing platform to detail the piece of love advice her mother gave her, which 'weirdly worked.' 

In a viral clip, which has so far amassed over 11.7 million views, she promoted the Pavlov effect - which states that repeated behaviors will produce certain associations - and explained that if you bake cookies right before your crush comes to your home, then they will always think of you when they have a cookie. 

An influencer has shared a 'genius' dating hack that she says will leave men swooning over you - and all you need is a few cookies 

New York City-based social media creator Fia James, 27, (seen with her boyfriend) took to TikTok to detail the piece of love advice her mother gave her, which 'weirdly worked'

Fia, who is now in a committed relationship, explained that her mom first handed her the piece of advice. 

'A dating hack that my mom told me that weirdly, oddly, stupidly worked,' she introduced at the beginning of the clip. 

Then, the content creator noted that after inviting a man to your place you should throw some baked goods in the oven. 

'When you invite a guy over, you should be baking cookies before they get there so that your apartment still smells of cookies,' she explained. 

Fia said that she even used the trick on her own boyfriend - and it worked. 

She noted that her boyfriend was stunned when he came into her place and it smelled like the sweet treats.

At the end of the clip, she said: 'We tricked them and we manipulated them, and now every time they smell a cookie, they think of us. Bake your cookies.' 

Her hack mimicked the Pavlov effect, which is learning through association and first came about from Pavlov's dog experiments, which saw the animals being trained to associate ringing with food. 

People flooded the comments section and noted that the trick was used in various movies including Clueless (1995) and Because I Said So (2007) 

People flooded the comments section and noted that the trick was used in various movies including Clueless (1995) and Because I Said So (2007). 

One person said: 'We love the Pavlov effect.' 

Another user added: 'This is what I always do for open houses (realtor).' 

Someone else said: 'Your mom is a genius.' 

'Classical conditioning at its finest,' added one user.