variants
or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
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: 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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Parlour Doughnuts: These croissant-like, layered doughnuts come with a wide range of toppings, such as the maple bacon, cookies and cream and churro versions.
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John Frank, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
Food court: 12 stalls with diverse offerings of pizza, pho, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, chili, Mediterranean, Boba tea, cookies and pretzels.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2024
Think more like a kind aunt baking cookies and less like a crazed circus trainer.
—Jac Mitchell, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Initial clashes between the two eventually turn into mutual appreciation as the team enjoys scavenger hunts on campus, decorating the international house with Christmas lights, baking Christmas cookies, and advancing toward the championship trivia game.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
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John Frank, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
Food court: 12 stalls with diverse offerings of pizza, pho, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, chili, Mediterranean, Boba tea, cookies and pretzels.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2024
Think more like a kind aunt baking cookies and less like a crazed circus trainer.
—Jac Mitchell, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Initial clashes between the two eventually turn into mutual appreciation as the team enjoys scavenger hunts on campus, decorating the international house with Christmas lights, baking Christmas cookies, and advancing toward the championship trivia game.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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