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// This is a little messy, but works with update in 2020
// see security note: https://blog.laravel.com/laravel-cookie-security-releases
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
$hmac_prefixed = Crypt::decryptString(request()->cookie('cookie_name')) // result "a86aa854d5e61e2873acd30373b6725e36fba671|cookie_value"
$cookie_value = explode("|",$hmac_prefixed)[1];
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LARAVEL COOKIE
<?php
//Create:
cookie()->queue(cookie($name, $value, $minutes));
// forever
cookie()->queue(cookie()->forever($name, $value));
//get
request()->cookie($name);
//forget
cookie()->queue(cookie()->forget($name));