chocolate chip cookie

Thân thiện

A child holds a warm chocolate chip cookie in their hand.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, flat, baked sweet treat that contains chocolate chips as a characteristic ingredient. It is a type of cookie distinguished by the inclusion of these small pieces of chocolate.

Usage

• The term is used to specify a particular variety of cookie. It functions as a countable noun.
• Example: "Would you like a chocolate chip cookie?" (This asks about one specific cookie of this type.)
• Example: "She baked three dozen chocolate chip cookies for the sale." (This uses the plural form to indicate many individual cookies of this type.)

Examples

• Noun:
  • The warm chocolate chip cookie melted the ice cream slightly.
  • My favorite dessert is a chocolate chip cookie served with a glass of milk.
  • These chocolate chip cookies are crispy around the edges but soft in the center.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe other nouns related to this cookie type.
  • She uses a famous chocolate chip cookie recipe from her grandmother.
  • We bought a chocolate chip cookie dough mix from the store.

Variants and Related Words

• Chocolate chip (noun phrase): The small pieces of chocolate used as an ingredient. This is the key component that defines the cookie.
  • This recipe calls for one cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• Cookie (noun): The general category of small, sweet, baked cakes. "Chocolate chip cookie" is a hyponym (a specific type) of "cookie."

Synonyms

• There are no direct one-word synonyms for this specific compound noun. Descriptive phrases could include "cookie with chocolate chips" or "chip cookie."

Related Phrases

• Toll House cookie: A common proprietary name in American English for a chocolate chip cookie, originating from the Toll House Inn.
  • This recipe is the original Toll House cookie.

Học thuật

Noun

1. cookies containing chocolate chips

Từ đồng nghĩa

• toll house cookie