Cookie
/ˈkʊki/
nounA1
Definition
A cookie is a type of sweet food that is baked in an oven. It is usually small, flat, and round. Cookies can have different ingredients like chocolate chips, nuts, or raisins. People often eat cookies as a snack or dessert.
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A small sweet baked food
- •I ate a chocolate chip cookie with my milk.
- •She baked cookies for the school party.
- •We like to have cookies as a snack in the afternoon.
(Informal, technology) A small piece of data stored by a website on your computer to remember information (less common for beginners)
- •The website uses cookies to keep you logged in.
- •You can delete cookies from your browser settings.
🧲 Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "cookie" like "cake," but smaller and crunchy or soft, not big or fluffy
- ✓Picture a small round biscuit with chocolate chips or sugar on top
- ✓It's the feeling of happiness when you eat a sweet treat, like during holidays or parties
- ✓Sounds like "cook-ee" → imagine someone cooking a small, tasty treat in the kitchen
- ✓Remember the story of the cookie jar at home where you sneak a cookie when no one is looking
- ✓NOT like "bread" (which is bigger, less sweet, and soft inside) but a cookie is sweet and often crunchy
- ✓NOT like "candy" (soft or chewy sweets) but cookies are baked and can be crunchy or soft
- ✓NOT like "cake" (usually big and soft), cookies are small and easy to hold
- ✓NOT like "cracker" (usually salty and plain), cookies are sweet and flavorful
🔄 Try Other Words
- •Biscuit: small sweet baked good (Use in British English or when talking about harder cookies)
- •Cracker: small baked good but usually salty (Use when the food is not sweet)
- •Pastry: sweet baked food but usually bigger and flaky (Use when talking about desserts like croissants or tarts)
🔍 Unboxing
- •Word parts: none (simple word)
- •Etymology: From Dutch "koekje," meaning "little cake"
- •Historical development: Entered English in the 18th century, originally meaning a small cake or biscuit
- •Modern usage: Commonly means a sweet, small baked treat; also used in computer language for small data files
💭 Reflect & Connect
•What kinds of cookies do you like best, and why do you think they taste good?
•How do cookies play a role in celebrations or family traditions in your culture?
Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
1.I like to eat a cookie with ___ when I want a sweet snack.
2.Cookies are usually baked in an ___ to make them crisp or soft.
3.Unlike bread, a cookie is ___ and often sweet.
4.The website saved a cookie on my computer to remember my ___.
5.When baking cookies, you need ___ like sugar and flour.
6.A cookie is different from a cracker because it is ___, not salty.
7.After school, the children shared ___ and milk for a snack.