What does cookie mean in cooking?

cookie means: Hand-held, flour-based small cake made from the Dutch “koekje”, which means “little cake”. (in Cooking Dictionary)

What else does cookie mean?

• Sweetened dough is used to make a small and often crisp, cake. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• Person, often of a specific type. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• This is a collection of information that includes a username, current date, and time. It’s used primarily by websites to identify visitors who previously registered on or visited the website. (in Merlin Dictionary)