Meanings
plural cookie butters
- countableuncountableA spread, similar to peanut butter, made from pulverized speculoos cookies (and often sugar and flour) and a fat such as vegetable oil.First known use since the 2010s
Cookie Butter Treats Cookie butter is a lot like peanut butter, but it's made from blended cookies instead of nuts. There are a few different brands of cookie butter, so you should be able to find some at your local grocery store […]
2015, Ashley Fox Whipple, Super Cute Crispy Treats1 more example
Cookie butter is all the rage right now and with good reason! It can be found in most supermarkets near the peanut butter. Its creamy sweetness works so well with the tart raspberries—but I won't lie... I usually just eat my cookie butter with a spoon.
2015, Karly Campbell, Stack Happy: 70 Flipping Delicious Flapjack RecipesSynonyms: speculoos
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spread, similar to peanut butter, made from pulverized speculoos cookies (and often sugar and flour) and a fat such as vegetable oil.
Origin
From cookie + butter by analogy with peanut butter, which is made from pulverized peanuts.
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cookie butter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookie%20butter
“cookie butter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookie%20butter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cookie butter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookie%20butter.
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