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 final payload is usually an infostealer, which steals passwords, cookies and other data from your machine.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Side and dessert options include macaroni and cheese, potato wedges, white beans, collard greens, banana pudding, cookies and more.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
The launch features five flavors of ice cream dipped in a chocolate coating with cookie pieces embedded inside.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
From baking batches of cookies for the school swap to attending the candlelight church service and welcoming guests at my mom’s drop-in Christmas Eve supper, the women in my family knew how to emphasize the magic during this hectic time of year.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Side and dessert options include macaroni and cheese, potato wedges, white beans, collard greens, banana pudding, cookies and more.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
The launch features five flavors of ice cream dipped in a chocolate coating with cookie pieces embedded inside.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
From baking batches of cookies for the school swap to attending the candlelight church service and welcoming guests at my mom’s drop-in Christmas Eve supper, the women in my family knew how to emphasize the magic during this hectic time of year.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 15 Dec. 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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