cookies /ˈkʊkiz/noun 1phrases 1 noun1 •(slang) Referring to a steal in basketball. Rarely used in the singular (most commonly, even when referring to a single steal, one simply exclaims, "Cookies!").Jrue Holiday taking people's cookies for 3 minutes straight (on-ball steals) — 2021 Phrases with cookies tough cookiesToo bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.