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

The cookie will also feature 13 different cookie embossments in honor of the group’s 13th anniversary, which was on June 13. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Using greased ¼-cup measure, drop cookie dough 3 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

The cookie dough was sold at Target starting June 11, according to the recall notice. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 June 2026

The latte was not too sweet or milky, and the ginger was sharp and fresh, rather than reminiscent of a molasses cookie. — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 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