cookie

noun

cook·​ie ˈku̇-kē 

variants or cooky

plural cookies

1

: a small flat or slightly raised cake

2

a

: an attractive woman

… a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot.

—Newsweek

b

: person, guy

a tough cookie

3

cookie : a small file or part of a file stored on an Internet 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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Synonyms of cookie

• biscuit
• dessert
• candy

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

Little Notes • Laura sees that Mary is still upset by what happened at the James house and attempts to smooth things over with a cookie and acknowledging how awful the twins are, but Mary isn’t ready to forgive her sister just yet. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Homemade brownies are topped with a rich, smooth cheesecake layer and baked with coarse crumbles of Oreo cookies. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 July 2026

The chain is are also known for its milkshakes, which come in regular flavors like chocolate or vanilla, or other flavors like lotus cookie butter and matcha and vanilla ice cream. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Milkshakes, sundaes, ice cream nachos, ice cream cookies, ice cream waffles and fully customizable creations fill the board. — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing cookie

• bar cookie
• butter cookie
• chocolate chip cookie
• cookie-cutter
• cookie jar
• cookie sheet
• fortune cookie
• in the cookie jar
• smart cookie
• sugar cookie
• that's the way the cookie crumbles
• tough cookie

Rhymes for cookie

• bookie
• rookie

Kids Definition

cookie

noun

cook·​ie

variants or cooky

ˈku̇k-ē 

plural cookies

1

: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake

2

cookie : a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited