cookie

noun

cook·​ie ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
variants or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
a
: an attractive woman
a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spotNewsweek
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)

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Chief executives at accounting firms, cookie companies and Crypto.com have all laid off thousands of workers in the last year, and pointed the finger at one metaphorical culprit: economic headwinds. Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Her background and training in France and Asia shine through in creations like chocolate halvah cookies, madeleines kissed by passion fruit glaze, and a to-die-for mango cheesecake. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024 Some people refer to baking sheets as cookie sheets, but an actual cookie sheet is rimless and not as versatile, although serious cookie bakers might want one of those too. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2024 Receptions Event Center This Easter brunch features a kids' coloring contest, a cookie decorating station and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024 Drop cookie batter by heaping 2 tablespoonfuls (at Secret Bakery, cookies are 100 grams each) onto the prepared baking sheet. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024 Some prefer fun flavors like cookie dough or strawberry while others want a plain powder to use in smoothies or baked goods. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 The chocolate milk stout tastes like Girl Scout cookies' Thin Mint cookies crushed into a beer. Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024 Eat more cookies Cookie Monster seemed to shrug off all the negative comments and shared his current solution to dealing with inflation. Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cookie was in 1779

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Cite this Entry

“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cookie

noun
cook·​ie
variants or cooky
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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