cookie

noun

cook·​ie ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
variants or cooky
plural cookies
Synonyms of cookienext
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
a
: an attractive woman
… a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot.—Newsweek
b
: person, guy
a tough cookie
3
cookie : 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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Certain items in the front of the shelf in a refrigeration section measured above 41 degrees (cookie dough 45 degrees, sour cream 47 degrees). — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The event also includes homemade cookies, beverages and a commemorative teacup and saucer or a mug with a collectable china pattern. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 There's something for everyone in your life who would opt for chocolate over vanilla ice cream or the black side of the black and white cookie. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 And the extra chocolate chips in the dip tied everything together, while the cookie added a satisfying chew that the cannoli chips couldn’t quite replicate. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cookie

Word History

Etymology

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cookie was in 1779

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cookie

noun
cook·​ie
variants or cooky
ˈku̇k-ē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
plural cookies
1
: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake
2
cookie : a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited

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