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cookie

noun
cook·​ie | \ ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio) \
variants: or cooky
plural cookies

Definition of cookie

1 : a small flat or slightly raised cake
2a : 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 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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Recent Examples on the Web

 Recipes and cookies must be labeled with the category and entrant’s name. — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Journal Sentinel Holiday Cookie Contest announces sweet new categories for 2019," 4 Sep. 2019 Dear Readers: Here are some other uses for a potato masher: ● Make designs on peanut butter cookies. — Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Calling out this scam," 2 Sep. 2019 Joyce loved to travel and cook, especially for her sons who will never forget her delicious holiday dinners and Christmas cookies. — courant.com, "Joyce A. Russo," 1 Sep. 2019 The Shanghai outlet is in a suburban district, aiming to cater to car-driving shoppers willing to load up with bulk items such as 30-pack boxes of cookies or 200-fluid-ounce (6-liter) bottles of detergent. — Nisha Gopalan, Fortune, "Why Costco Might Survive China’s Rocky Retail Scene," 28 Aug. 2019 Once firm, remove top piece of paper and cut out cookies using cookie cutter. — Kristen Farmer Hall, al, "Learn to make brioche and shortbread from a local baker," 27 Aug. 2019 Some have been sent by private Australians, sometimes in cookie tins or crates. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 Consumers can get the bowls as part of a combo with a medium drink and chocolate chip cookie. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "KFC is rolling out Mac & Cheese Bowls on August 26," 22 Aug. 2019 Emily said the focus of her troop was on selling cookies. — Ramona Sentinel, "Boy Scout troop gains traction with six girls," 21 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of cookie

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cookie

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

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cookie

noun
How to pronounce cookie (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of cookie

chiefly US : a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
computers : a file that may be added to your computer when you visit a Web site and that contains information about you (such as an identification code or a record of the Web pages you have visited)

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cookie

noun
cook·​ie | \ ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio) \
plural cookies

Kids Definition of cookie

: a small sweet cake

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