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raisin cookie

raisin cookie

2 1.0
A small sweet baked treat with raisins
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪzən ˈkʊki/
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  • Jody found a plate of oatmeal raisin cookies on the kitchen table.
  • oatmeal raisin cookies
  • fat-free oatmeal raisin cookies
  • free oatmeal raisin cookies

But for me, oatmeal white Raisin cookies won my heart just from the pictures.

Examples

  • All right, cinnamon Raisin or oatmeal Raisin cookies are done.

  • Well, my husband loved my oatmeal-raisin cookies so much.

    Love Happens (2009)

  • Wait, are those raisin cookies?

    North of the 10 (2022)

  • But for me, oatmeal white Raisin cookies won my heart just from the pictures.

    Lex Fridman

  • - You know, these are the same oatmeal raisin cookies you used to give me and April when we were little.

    Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)

  • Seth bought eggs, cheese, oatmeal raisin cookies, and Product 19.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Oatmeal raisin cookies are one of my faves, so I look forward to trying your recipe when I return to the US.

    Blog text (17)

  • Oatmeal raisin cookies are one of my favorites, and the recipe I posted a while back is usually my go-to when the craving strikes.

    Blog text (17)

  • Joe went around the circle and took two oatmeal-raisin cookies, one apple, one pear, a peanut butter sandwich, some cheese and crackers, and a package of sunflower seeds.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She baked a dozen delicious raisin cookies for the party.

Synonyms

cookie
vsraisin cookie
  • US
774 1.0

A small flat sweet baked treat often with chocolate chips or nuts

is specific in requiring dried fruit inside
oatmeal cookie
vsraisin cookie
  • US
4 1.0

A sweet baked cookie made with oats, often with raisins or nuts

is about containing dried fruit rather than being oat based
raisin-nut cookie
vsraisin cookie
2.0

A cookie with a sweet raisin and nut filling

is only about containing dried fruit without added nuts or paste

Surface Forms

raisin cookie singular
raisin cookies plural

Morphology

raisin + cookie

The meaning 'a cookie containing raisins' is directly and compositionally derived from 'raisin' + 'cookie' following a common noun-noun compounding pattern. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common construction that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.

Etymology

Raisin cookie is a simple name for a baked treat: a cookie made with raisins, the small dried grapes that give a chewy, sweet bite inside the dough. That's why it means 'a cookie containing raisins'.