# File lib/rack/request.rb, line 290
    def cookies
      hash   = @env["rack.request.cookie_hash"] ||= {}
      string = @env["HTTP_COOKIE"]

      return hash if string == @env["rack.request.cookie_string"]
      hash.clear

      # According to RFC 2109:
      #   If multiple cookies satisfy the criteria above, they are ordered in
      #   the Cookie header such that those with more specific Path attributes
      #   precede those with less specific.  Ordering with respect to other
      #   attributes (e.g., Domain) is unspecified.
      cookies = Utils.parse_query(string, ';,') { |s| Rack::Utils.unescape(s) rescue s }
      cookies.each { |k,v| hash[k] = Array === v ? v.first : v }
      @env["rack.request.cookie_string"] = string
      hash
    end