noun
cookie
KUUK-ee/ˈkʊki/
A small sweet baked item.
Each cookie on the small plate contains visible chocolate chips.
Etymology
The Dutch pieces mean “little cake.” That description captures the small, flat, sweet baked cake for which cookie became the American English name.
In context
a sugar cookie wrapped in napkin I thought I knew love in every dress drag of the tongue across icing Sparkle and glaze
More examples
- The cookies are crisp at the edges and soft inside.
- We bake oatmeal cookies for the school bake sale.
- He cuts the cookie dough into stars before baking.
Forms
cookie · cookies
Similar words
- wafer
- A very thin, crisp cookie, sometimes layered with filling.
- shortbread
- A rich, crumbly cookie made with a high proportion of butter.