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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Cut cookies using a 3-inch star cutter, and place about 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 15 cookies per sheet).
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Christmas Eve brings crafts, stories, and special meals, while Christmas Day is filled with carriage rides and cookie decorating.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
Cut cookies using a 3-inch star cutter, and place about 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 15 cookies per sheet).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Plus caramel crunch chocolate chunklet cookies from Dorie herself—the baking maven has called it one of her top holiday cookie recipes.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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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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