cookie

noun

cook·ie ˈku̇-kē

variants or cooky

plural cookies

Synonyms of cookie next

: a small flat or slightly raised cake

: an attractive woman

a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot—

Newsweek

: person, guy

a tough 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)

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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That’s thanks to its equivalent mix of protein, fat, and liquid, which provides the supportive network things like cookies and cakes need to stand on their own. —

Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Chrome users are left with the irony of a simultaneous good move on tracking cookies and bad move on fingerprinting. —

Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 The event will last until the cookies run out or the restaurant closes. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025 Use a small cookie scoop or 1-tablespoon measuring spoon to form the mixture into 1 1/2-tablespoon portions about 1 inch in diameter. —

The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cookie