cook ‧ ie S3 W3 /ˈkʊki/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: koekje , from koek 'cake' ]
1 . especially American English a small flat sweet cake SYN biscuit British English :
a glass of milk and a cookie
a chocolate chip cookie
2 . tough/smart cookie informal someone who is clever and successful, and knows how to get what they want
3 . that’s the way the cookie crumbles informal said when something bad has happened and you must accept things the way they are, even though you do not want to
4 . technical information that a website leaves in your computer so that the website will recognize you when you use it again
5 . American English old-fashioned an attractive young woman