'less cookies' or 'fewer cookies' ?

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wotcha

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1. I should eat less cookies

2. I should eat fewer cookies.


Which is correct?
 
Fewer. If you can count them, use "fewer." If it is uncountable, use "less."
 
Could you say, "I should eat cookies less"?
 
Yes. As in "less often."
 
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