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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For instance, in 2020, a team of German researchers adapted the classic experimental setup using Oreos and vanilla cookies with German and Kenyan schoolchildren, respectively.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Local Fox 21 News reported that many parents weren't aware of what was happening until school staff members informed them a student had passed out cookies to a group of kids who then got sick.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Stroll Main Street and pop into spots like Mystery Hill (a quirky roadside stop) or grab a homemade cookie from Stick Boy Bread Co. in nearby Boone.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
The palate features fresh-baked sugar cookies, baked apple, ginger, and spice notes of cinnamon, clove, and a little allspice.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Local Fox 21 News reported that many parents weren't aware of what was happening until school staff members informed them a student had passed out cookies to a group of kids who then got sick.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Stroll Main Street and pop into spots like Mystery Hill (a quirky roadside stop) or grab a homemade cookie from Stick Boy Bread Co. in nearby Boone.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
The palate features fresh-baked sugar cookies, baked apple, ginger, and spice notes of cinnamon, clove, and a little allspice.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 20 May. 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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