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 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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Other delicacies included falafel, gyros, spanakopita, hummus and desserts like baklava and butter cookies.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
So this month's issue turns directly toward it, with beautiful features about apples and delicata squash, cozy dinners, and no-fuss skillet cookies.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Fans of local brands are paying more for cookies, chips and out-to-eat staples as the record inflation of recent years has driven up the price of beloved Cincinnati items, according to new data from the University of Cincinnati.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Those buying a 13-pack of cookies can get a pack of two friendship bracelets.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
So this month's issue turns directly toward it, with beautiful features about apples and delicata squash, cozy dinners, and no-fuss skillet cookies.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Fans of local brands are paying more for cookies, chips and out-to-eat staples as the record inflation of recent years has driven up the price of beloved Cincinnati items, according to new data from the University of Cincinnati.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Those buying a 13-pack of cookies can get a pack of two friendship bracelets.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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