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Cookie vs. Cracker: Know the Difference

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By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
Cookie is a sweet baked treat, often soft or chewy, while a cracker is a thin, crisp savory biscuit usually eaten with cheese or other toppings.
Cookie vs. Cracker

Key Differences

A cookie is typically a sweet, baked dessert, often containing sugar, flour, eggs, and various flavorings like chocolate chips or nuts. In contrast, a cracker is a savory, often salty baked product, made with flour and sometimes seasoned with herbs or cheese.
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The texture of a cookie varies from chewy to soft to crisp, and they are commonly enjoyed as a snack or dessert. Crackers, on the other hand, are usually crisp and firm, serving as a base for spreads and toppings or as a side dish.
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Cookies often come in a variety of flavors and can include mix-ins like chocolate, raisins, or oatmeal. Crackers tend to be more simple in flavor, focusing on a light, airy texture and sometimes incorporating seeds or grains for texture.
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In terms of use, cookies are typically seen as a treat or a sweet snack, often accompanied by milk or coffee. Crackers are frequently used as appetizers, paired with cheese, meats, or dips in social gatherings.
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The origin of the word cookie comes from the Dutch word 'koekje,' while cracker originated from the cracking sound they make when broken or chewed, emphasizing the textural differences between the two.
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Comparison Chart

Primary Taste

Sweet
Savory
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Texture

Soft, chewy, or crisp
Crisp and firm
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Common Ingredients

Sugar, chocolate, nuts
Flour, salt, herbs, cheese
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Usage

Snack, dessert
Appetizer, snack with toppings
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Origin of Name

Dutch 'koekje'
Sound of cracking
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Cookie and Cracker Definitions

Cookie

Can be soft, chewy, or crisp.
He prefers his cookies to be soft and gooey.
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Cracker

Known for their crispness.
He enjoyed the crunchy sound of his cracker.
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Cookie

Baked dessert with sugar and flavorings.
She baked chocolate chip cookies for the party.
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Cracker

Typically lightly flavored.
These whole grain crackers are subtly seasoned.
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Cookie

Often enjoyed as a snack.
I love having a cookie with my afternoon tea.
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Cracker

Commonly eaten as a light snack.
For a quick snack, I often eat a few crackers.
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Cookie

A small, usually flat and crisp cake made from sweetened dough.
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Cracker

A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough.
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Cookie

(Slang) A person, usually of a specified kind
A lawyer who was a tough cookie.
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Cracker

A firecracker.
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Cookie

(Computers) A collection of information, usually including a username and the current date and time, stored on the local computer of a person using the World Wide Web, used chiefly by websites to identify users who have previously registered or visited the site.
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Cracker

A small cardboard cylinder covered with decorative paper that holds candy or a party favor and pops when a paper strip is pulled at one or both ends and torn.
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Cookie

(North America) A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
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Cracker

The apparatus used in the cracking of petroleum.
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Cookie

A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.
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Cracker

One who gains unauthorized access to a computer or computer network, usually for a malicious purpose such as to steal information or damage programs. See Usage Note at hacker.
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Cookie

(Scotland) A bun.
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Cracker

(Offensive) Used as a disparaging term for a white person, especially one who is poor and from the southeast United States.
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Cookie

An HTTP cookie.
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Cracker

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
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Cookie

(computing) A magic cookie.
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Cracker

A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
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Cookie

An attractive young woman.
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Cracker

A firecracker.
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Cookie

The female genitalia.
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Cracker

A person or thing that cracks, or that cracks a thing (e.g. whip cracker; nutcracker).
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Cookie

A piece of crack cocaine, larger than a rock, and often in the shape of a cookie.
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Cracker

The final section of certain whips, which is made of a short, thin piece of unravelled rope and produces a cracking sound.
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Cookie

One's eaten food (e.g. lunch, etc.), especially one's stomach contents.
I lost my cookies after that roller coaster ride.
I feel sick, like I'm about to toss my cookies.
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Cracker

A Christmas cracker.
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Cookie

(informal) fortune cookie
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Cracker

Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker
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Cookie

Affectionate name for a cook.
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Cracker

A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
She's an absolute cracker!
The show was a cracker!
A cracker of a day.
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Cookie

(slang) A cucoloris.
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Cracker

An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
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Cookie

To send a cookie to (a user, computer, etc.).
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Cracker

(computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
Script kiddie
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Cookie

Any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
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Cracker

(obsolete) A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow.
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Cookie

The cook on a ranch or at a camp
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Cracker

An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person.
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Cookie

A short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site
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Cracker

A police officer.
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Cookie

Comes in many flavors.
The bakery offers oatmeal raisin cookies.
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Cracker

A northern pintail, species of dabbling duck.
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Cookie

Commonly served as dessert.
We had ice cream and cookies for dessert.
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Cracker

(obsolete) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.
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Cracker

One who, or that which, cracks.
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Cracker

A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow.
What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
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Cracker

A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; - usually called firecracker.
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Cracker

A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker.
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Cracker

A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States.
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Cracker

The pintail duck.
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Cracker

A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc.
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Cracker

A thin crisp wafer made or flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
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Cracker

A poor white person in the southern United States
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Cracker

A programmer who `cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things;
Crackers are often mistakenly called hackers
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Cracker

Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
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Cracker

A party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
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Cracker

A thin, crisp savory biscuit.
She served cheese and crackers at the party.
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Cracker

Often used with toppings.
The platter included crackers with various dips.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries

Can cookies be savory?

Typically, cookies are sweet, but savory versions do exist.
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What is a cracker?

A thin, crisp savory biscuit, usually eaten with toppings.
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What makes a cookie soft?

The ratio of ingredients like butter and sugar, and baking time.
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Do cookies always contain chocolate?

No, cookies can have a variety of ingredients and flavors.
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Can crackers be eaten alone?

Yes, they can be enjoyed on their own or with toppings.
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Are cookies a good dessert option?

Yes, they are popular as a sweet treat or dessert.
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Do all crackers have a salty taste?

Not all, some have herbs, seeds, or a neutral taste.
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Are crackers always salty?

Most are savory, but some can be neutral or slightly sweet.
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What is a cookie?

A sweet baked treat, often with mix-ins like chocolate or nuts.
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Why are crackers crisp?

Their thin shape and baking process give them a crisp texture.
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What's the shelf life of cookies?

It varies, but most last a few weeks when stored properly.
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Is it common to put cheese on cookies?

No, cheese is typically paired with crackers.
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Can crackers be part of a diet plan?

Yes, some crackers are made with whole grains and are diet-friendly.
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Can cookies be made without baking?

Yes, no-bake cookies are a popular variant.
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Are crackers gluten-free?

Some are made with gluten-free ingredients.
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Are cookies suitable for all ages?

Yes, but be mindful of potential allergens like nuts.
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Are crackers a good source of fiber?

Whole grain crackers can be a good fiber source.
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Do cookies have a cultural significance?

Yes, they are important in many cultures, especially during holidays.
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Can crackers be sweet?

Rarely, but some varieties like graham crackers are sweet.
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How are cookies different from cakes?

Cookies are generally denser and smaller than cakes.
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