variants
or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
3
: a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)
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Examples of cookie in a Sentence
This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.
She put a batch of cookies into the oven.
Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie.
You are one smart cookie.
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Baltimore’s own favorite sweet, the Berger cookie, was by comparison a very different confection.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Nilla Wafers layered with wobbly pudding become tender, not mushy, and the crushed cookies that sit on top offer a crunchy textural contrast.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025
Donna has shared the ingredients for the cookies, which include milk and white chocolate chips, brown and white sugar, sweet cream butter, cinnamon and optional pecans.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 5 June 2025
Mondelez International said the cookie — which dates back to 1963 and is the second biggest seller behind Oreos (also their brand) — was known by 95% of consumers but only in about 30% of homes.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
Nilla Wafers layered with wobbly pudding become tender, not mushy, and the crushed cookies that sit on top offer a crunchy textural contrast.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 June 2025
Donna has shared the ingredients for the cookies, which include milk and white chocolate chips, brown and white sugar, sweet cream butter, cinnamon and optional pecans.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 5 June 2025
Mondelez International said the cookie — which dates back to 1963 and is the second biggest seller behind Oreos (also their brand) — was known by 95% of consumers but only in about 30% of homes.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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cookie
noun
cook·ie
variants
or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake
2
: a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited
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