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Cookies are my weakness. My favorites are No-bake, Oatmeal Raisins, Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Chip. I have a terrible time limiting myself on how many to eat at one time.

Unfortunately cookies online aren't yummy and can even be annoying. It is important that you know what they are and how they affect you.
"An HTTP cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie or simply cookie), is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in the user's web browser while the user is browsing it. Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to notify the user's previous activity."  Wikipedia
So... Websites you visit collect cookies from your computer about where your computer is, the sites it visits, and the searches it does. If you search for black shoes it is likely ads for black shoes will start showing up on your Facebook feed. The most annoying issue for me is when I've been shopping for necessary unmentionables and Pinterest starts showing me Victoria Secrets ads. There are ways to avoid this annoyance, but it is a frustrating hassle.

The European Union has decided to make it necessary for sites to be more diligent in offering visitors an opt in/opt out for cookies. In the process, bloggers also need to offer information in how your cookies are used. I use several providers to run this site and review statistics on my visitors, so I know better the needs and preferences of my readers.

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If you would like to learn more about how to enable or disable cookies on your browser:  WikiHow

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Now, I think I'll go get a cookie and some milk!
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