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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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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Fun and super easy to make, these cookies combined two childhood staples: peanut butter and Hershey’s chocolate.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Halloween Mini Iced Cookies, Single Pack Add a whimsical touch to your Halloween spread with these mini iced cookies.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2025
The station itself cost $2,200, a couple of years’ worth of cookie sales.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Other initiatives to introduce the store to locals include offering personalized cookies and flowers to passers-by, which, according to store management, has helped draw in robust foot traffic for its opening days earlier this month.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Halloween Mini Iced Cookies, Single Pack Add a whimsical touch to your Halloween spread with these mini iced cookies.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2025
The station itself cost $2,200, a couple of years’ worth of cookie sales.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Other initiatives to introduce the store to locals include offering personalized cookies and flowers to passers-by, which, according to store management, has helped draw in robust foot traffic for its opening days earlier this month.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 3 Sep. 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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