English · Food & Drink
cookie
/ˈkʊk.i/
[/ˈkʊk.i/]
small sweet biscuit
Beginnernoun
Definition
A cookie is a small flat sweet cake, crisp or chewy, baked in the oven.
Example
The smell of warm chocolate-chip cookies filled the house as they cooled on the rack.
The smell of warm chocolate-chip cookies filled the house as they cooled on the rack.
Etymology
From Dutch 'koekje' (little cake), brought to America by Dutch settlers.
How & Where It’s Used
Called 'biscuit' in British English; also a small file stored by websites.