English > cookie: 3 senses > noun 1, food| Meaning | Any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term). |
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| Synonyms | cooky, biscuit |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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| Narrower | almond cookie, almond crescent | Very rich cookie containing ground almonds |
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| anise cookie | cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed |
| brownie | Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts |
| butter cookie | cookie containing much butter |
| chocolate chip cookie, Toll House cookie | cookies containing chocolate chips |
| dog biscuit | A hard biscuit for dogs |
| fortune cookie | Thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper |
| fruit bar | cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars |
| gingerbread man | gingerbread cut in the shape of a person |
| gingersnap, ginger snap, snap, ginger nut | A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger |
| granola bar | cookie bar made of granola |
| kiss | A cookie made of egg whites and sugar |
| ladyfinger | small finger-shaped sponge cake |
| macaroon | chewy cookie usually containing almond paste |
| molasses cookie | Very spicy cookies sweetened partially with molasses |
| oatmeal cookie | cookies containing rolled oats |
| oreo, oreo cookie | chocolate cookie with white cream filling |
| raisin-nut cookie | cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts |
| raisin cookie | cookie containing raisins |
| refrigerator cookie | dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked |
| spice cookie | cookie flavored with spices |
| sugar cookie | cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar |
| teacake, tea biscuit | Flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea |
| wafer | A small thin crisp cake or cookie |
| Broader | cake | baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat |
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| Spanish | galleta |
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| Catalan | galeta |
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