How To Clear Your Cookies in Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

I am going to teach you how to clear your cookies in Google Chrome. This is an important task because clearing cookies helps protect your privacy and can optimize your browser performance.

Follow these steps to remove stored site data and give Chrome a fresh start. If you also want to remove cached files along with cookies, see how to clear cache and cookies in Chrome.

Clear Your Cookies in Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

Open Chrome

Open your Google Chrome browser. Once it is running, look at the top right corner of the window. You will see an icon made up of three vertical dots.

Menu and Settings

Click the three dots. A drop-down menu appears. Find and click Settings.

Chrome opens Settings in a new tab where you can customize how the browser operates. Today we are focusing on cleaning up cookies.

Privacy and security

On the left sidebar of Settings, select Privacy and security. This area keeps your browsing private and secure. Here you find options to manage cookies, site data, and more.

Clear browsing data

In Privacy and security, click Clear browsing data. A pop-up appears that lets you choose exactly what to erase from your browser memory. You will see tabs labeled Basic and Advanced.

Explore these tabs to pick your level of control. For clearing cookies, the Basic tab usually suffices. The Advanced tab provides more detailed options if you want to be thorough.

For a full walkthrough that also covers cache, see this step by step guide on how to clear cache and delete cookies on Chrome.

Choose what to remove

In either Basic or Advanced, check Cookies and other site data. Ensure this box is selected to remove all cookies from your browser.

Time range

Open the Time range drop-down and choose how far back to delete cookies. If you want to clear everything, select All time. This erases all cookies stored since you first used Chrome.

Finish up

When you are satisfied with your selections, click Clear data. Chrome will clear the cookies and give your browser a fresh start.

If you want Chrome to erase browsing data automatically each time you close the browser, learn how to clear browsing data on exit.

Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data
Tabs: Basic | Advanced
Check: Cookies and other site data
Time range: All time
Button: Clear data

You have successfully cleared your cookies in Google Chrome. Do this periodically to keep your data secure and improve your browsing experience.

Final thoughts

Clearing cookies is quick, and it keeps your privacy in check while helping Chrome run smoothly. Use the Basic tab for a fast clean, or switch to Advanced when you want more control. Keep the key options in mind and you will always know exactly what you are removing.