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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Indulge in Sanders’ iconic treats, including its traditional chocolate sauces, cookies, cakes and, of course, ice cream for those famous cream puffs.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Insomnia Cookies Cookie fans can grab a classic cookie with any $5 purchase through Sunday.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Insomnia Cookies Warm cookies, baked goods and ice cream.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Resources meaning pasta, beans, tortillas, beer, cookies, and cigarettes.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Mondelēz’s cookie borders are crumbling Need a surefire way to make the European Union angry?
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As Adekoya’s cookie popularity exploded, so did her menu.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Locals gather in Monroeville, Ohio, in anticipation of the eclipse featuring eclipse cookies from Momma Sabo's and chili made over a campfire on Monday.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Insomnia Cookies Cookie fans can grab a classic cookie with any $5 purchase through Sunday.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Insomnia Cookies Warm cookies, baked goods and ice cream.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Resources meaning pasta, beans, tortillas, beer, cookies, and cigarettes.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Mondelēz’s cookie borders are crumbling Need a surefire way to make the European Union angry?
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As Adekoya’s cookie popularity exploded, so did her menu.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Locals gather in Monroeville, Ohio, in anticipation of the eclipse featuring eclipse cookies from Momma Sabo's and chili made over a campfire on Monday.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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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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