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{{Short description|Small, flat and sweetened baked food}}
{{distinguish|biscuit}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Cookie
| image            = 2ChocolateChipCookies.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = [[Chocolate chip cookie]]s
| alternate_name   = Biscuit
| place_of_origin          = [[Persia]], 7th century AD<ref name="whatscookingamerica" /><ref name="thevintagenews.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/09/17/cookies-originated-persia-shortly-use-sugar-became-relatively-common-region/ |title=Cookies originated from Persia, shortly after the use of sugar became relatively common in the region. |date=2016-09-17 |website=The Vintage News |language=en |access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
| course           = [[Snack]], [[dessert]]
| served           = Often room temperature, although they may be served when still warm from the oven
| commons          = Category:Cookies
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A '''cookie''' ([[American English]]) or '''biscuit''' ([[British English]]) is a [[Baked goods|baked]] snack or [[dessert]] that is typically small, flat, and sweet. It usually contains [[flour]], [[sugar]], [[Eggs as food|egg]], and some type of [[Cooking oil|oil]], [[fat]], or [[butter]]. It may include other ingredients such as [[raisin]]s, [[oat]]s, [[chocolate chip]]s, or nuts.

Cookie texture varies from crisp and crunchy to soft and chewy, depending on the exact combination of ingredients and methods used to create them.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Makes Some Cookies Chewy and Some Crisp? {{!}} America's Test Kitchen |url=https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/4179-what-makes-some-cookies-chewy-and-some-crisp |website=www.americastestkitchen.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cookie chemistry {{!}} King Arthur Baking |url=https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2016/03/14/cookie-chemistry-2 |website=www.kingarthurbaking.com |language=en}}</ref> Most [[English-speaking world|English-speaking countries]] call crunchy cookies "[[biscuit]]s", except for the United States and sometimes in Canada, where "[[Biscuit (bread)|biscuit]]" refers to a type of [[quick bread]]. Chewier biscuits are sometimes called "cookies," even in [[Commonwealth of Nations|the Commonwealth]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = British desserts, explained for Americans confused by the Great British Baking Show|url = https://www.vox.com/2015/11/29/9806038/great-british-baking-show-pudding-biscuit|access-date = 2015-12-03|last = Nelson|first = Libby|publisher = Vox|date = 29 November 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151202041535/http://www.vox.com/2015/11/29/9806038/great-british-baking-show-pudding-biscuit|archive-date = 2 December 2015}}</ref> 

Biscuit or cookie variants include [[Sandwich cookie|sandwich biscuits]], such as [[custard cream]]s, [[Jammie Dodgers]], [[Bourbon biscuit|Bourbons]], and [[Oreo]]s, with marshmallows or jam filling and sometimes dipped in [[chocolate]] or another sweet coating. Cookies are often served with [[Drink|beverages]] such as [[milk]], [[coffee]], or [[tea]] and sometimes [[dunking (biscuit)|dunked]], an approach which releases more [[Flavoring|flavour]] from [[Confectionery|confections]] by dissolving the sugars,<ref>Lee, Laura. ''The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation''. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2001.</ref> while also softening their texture. Factory-made cookies are sold in [[grocery store]]s, [[convenience store]]s, and [[vending machine]]s. Fresh-baked cookies are sold at [[bakery|bakeries]] and [[coffeehouse]]s.