Does “cookie” refer to cook?

Does “cookie” refer to cook? Thuy An Carefree, Arizona Ramon F. Adams’s Western Words lists “cookie” as one of the names for a range cook. Cook in Spanish is cocinero, so he was sometimes called that or “coosie.” Another name included “Old Woman.” The cook was the uncrowned king in a cattle drive camp; even the boss paid him homage. Cowboys depended on him for three square meals a day, come rain, snow or shine. His duties included stakeholder on bets, arbiter on argum