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 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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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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The culinary experiences were highlights of the stay and absolutely worth reserving in advance, whether that’s for dinner at PUR’ or for the hotel’s recent addition of afternoon tea time, built around cookies.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Hannah, make a pavlova or make meringue cookies.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
Alexis Bailly hosts events like cookie decorating and pottery painting classes that kids and adults can sign up for, with soda and water served instead of wine for younger guests.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Tickets -- $30, $20 for senior citizens 65-plus, $10 for children 3-10 -- include choice of ham or turkey and all the Christmas fixings (vegan/gluten free options available); for the Sunday matinee, $15, $10 and $5, including cookies, cupcakes and beverages.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Hannah, make a pavlova or make meringue cookies.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
Alexis Bailly hosts events like cookie decorating and pottery painting classes that kids and adults can sign up for, with soda and water served instead of wine for younger guests.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
Tickets -- $30, $20 for senior citizens 65-plus, $10 for children 3-10 -- include choice of ham or turkey and all the Christmas fixings (vegan/gluten free options available); for the Sunday matinee, $15, $10 and $5, including cookies, cupcakes and beverages.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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