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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Jon Jacobson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Additionally, sweet snacks will include Blizzard Bark with white and milk chocolate accompanied by coconut, pistachio, ginger and cranberries, and Santa’s Secret Cookie Stash, an assortment of holiday cookies.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Those who want exclusive access to Santa's workshop can try the VIP Ultimate Santa Experience, which costs $500 for up to four guests and includes activities like baking Christmas cookies and making crafts with Mrs. Claus.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
There will be tea, coffee, punch, cookies, and a performance from the Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jon Jacobson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Additionally, sweet snacks will include Blizzard Bark with white and milk chocolate accompanied by coconut, pistachio, ginger and cranberries, and Santa’s Secret Cookie Stash, an assortment of holiday cookies.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Those who want exclusive access to Santa's workshop can try the VIP Ultimate Santa Experience, which costs $500 for up to four guests and includes activities like baking Christmas cookies and making crafts with Mrs. Claus.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
There will be tea, coffee, punch, cookies, and a performance from the Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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