chewy

Etymology

chew + -y

adj

1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
   I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.

noun

1. (Australia, informal) Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”)
   Like when Amber gave everyone but me a piece of chewy, and I said that wasn't very nice, […] 2019, Jane Godwin, As Happy as Here
2. (US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie.
   […] Roni clears away the dishes and returns with a plate of jaw-breaking, fillings-yanking, elderly butterscotch chewies. 2006, Diana Abu-Jaber, The Language of Baklava, page 255
   Chocolate chewies are light, crisp, and, yes, chewy chocolate cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and pecans. 2011, Lisa Fain, The Homesick Texan Cookbook, page unnumbered page
   While many versions of the chocolate chewy exist and can be found in bakeries across the country, we wanted are fined recipe for a simple-to-make cookie so we could get our chocolate fix any time. 2017, The Perfect Cookie: Your Ultimate Guide to Foolproof Cookies, Brownies & Bars, page 63