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Definition of cookie
cookies
1 : a small flat or slightly raised cake
2a : an attractive woman a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot — Newsweekb : person, guy a tough cookie
3cookie : 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 of cookie from the Web
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Here is a representative clip of Eric making Jessie gluten-free chocolate-chip cookies: So soothing.
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Another of the students is Bryan Snow, 19, who enjoys making white chocolate chip cookies with macadamia nuts and cherries.
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Until the 2000s, these programs tended to be cookie-cutter and rigid, Treffert says.
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This cookies and creme milkshake is perfect for chocolate lovers.
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The toxic metal was most commonly found in fruit juices such as grape and apple, root vegetables such as sweet potatoes and carrots, and cookies such as teething biscuits.
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Our teachers took us to watch the symphony, the ballet, and plays by Phoenix Theatre's Cookie Company, which included cookies and milk after the performance.
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Bake on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray in oven set at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.
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Add broken meringue cookies and decorate the plate with confectioners' sugar and cocoa to be oh-so-chef-y.
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Origin and Etymology of cookie
Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake
COOKIE Defined for English Language Learners
cookie
playDefinition of cookie for English Language Learners
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: a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
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computers : a file that may be added to your computer when you visit a Web site and that contains information about you (such as an identification code or a record of the Web pages you have visited)
COOKIE Defined for Kids
cookie
playDefinition of cookie for Students
cookies
: a small sweet cake
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