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1. That's the way the cookie crumbles
As if to say "That's how life rolls." It's also a good response for when somebody says something you don't know HOW to respond to. It's also just a cute thing to say.
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Girl. Classic vegetable is better than chicken noodle.
Boy. No it's not.
Girl. How?
Boy. That's the way the cookie crumbles!

2.

Boy. Your eyes are beautiful.
Girl. Uhm...that's the way the cookie crumbles!

3.

Boy. You're so weird lawlz.
Girl. That's the way the cookie crumbles.
2. that's the way the cookie crumbles
In other words thats not the way life goes its not always your way.
Kristin- I want a billion dollars without working

Lauren- Thats not the way the cookie crumbles
by moonlightjazzc May 26, 2004 add a video
3. that's the way the cookie crumbles
Literally it means thats how it goes. thats what happens.
That's the way the cookie crumbles, get the hell over it.
by Raven May 28, 2004 add a video
4. that's the way the cookie crumbles
A term used to explain to somebody that you can't control the way things are going to happen or exspect them to happen a certain way.
Person 1: I never win anything
Person 2: Thats the way the cookie crumbles
by Al May 31, 2004 add a video
5. that's the way the cookie crumbles
thats just how it goes or how it happens. theres nothing you can do about it.
Your dog just got hit by a car, someone says, thats the way the cookie crumbles.
by Liquid Racer May 31, 2004 add a video
6. that's the way the cookie crumbles
go with the flow
"Man, I lost my winning streak."
"Thats the way the cookie crumbles."
by Hwadoom May 31, 2004 add a video
7. that's the way the cookie crumbles
Bruce Almighty, said by Bruce Campbell in an effort to make a catchphrase similar to "And Thats the way it was"

Also a pun in that film, as the news story was about a giant cookie,

It means:

Thats the way it happened
....*news story*..

and thats the way the cookie crumbled
by Mike_Mohill Jun 1, 2004 add a video
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