diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c993dd..488315b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ reviews in one server.
 $ npm install -g review
 
 $ review --sites='{"google":"http://google.com","facebook":"http://facebook.com"}' \
-  --resolutions='["1280x1024", "1900x1600", "800x600"]' \
-  --cookie='{"name":"cookie_monster","value":"i_eat_them","domain":"google.com"}'
+  --resolutions='["1280x1024", "1900x1600", "800x600"]'
 $ open http://localhost:4000/
 
 $ # and check
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ Options:
   --resolutions, -r  Resolutions as JSON Array of strings                      [default: "[\"1200x800\"]"]
   --wait, -w         Time to give the page to finish loading, in milliseconds  [default: 0]
   --cache, -c        Cache snapshots for x milliseconds                        [default: false]
-  --cookie           Adds a cookie to PhatomJS. Can be called multiple times   [default: "{}"]
+  --cookie           Add a cookie to PhatomJS
   --cut              Cut snapshots to exact screen size                        [default: false]
   --help, -h         Print usage instructions
 
@@ -60,15 +59,11 @@ review()
     dir : __dirname + '/cache/',
     expires : 60
   })
-  .cookies([{
+  .cookie({
     name : 'cookie monster',
     value : 'i eat them!',
     domain : 'google.com'
-  },{
-    name : 'universe',
-    value : '42',
-    domain : 'google.com'
-  }])
+  })
   .listen(4000)
 ```
 
@@ -121,11 +116,11 @@ Defaults to `0`.
 
 Cache rendered snapshots for `expires` seconds in `dir`.
 
-### review#cookies([cookie, cookie, ...])
+### review#cookie(cookie)
 
-An array of cookies that PhatomJS will use when requesting all pages.
+Add a cookie for PhantomJS to use. Can be called multiple times, to set multiple cookies.
 
-The individual cookie format is:
+The cookie format is:
 
 ```js
 {
diff --git a/bin/review.js b/bin/review.js
index acce129..8da24f5 100755
--- a/bin/review.js
+++ b/bin/review.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ var argv = optimist
   .default('cache', false)
   .alias('c', 'cache')
 
-  .describe('cookie', 'Adds a cookie to PhatomJS. Can be called multiple times')
-  .default('cookie', '{}')
+  .describe('cookie', 'Add a cookie to PhatomJS')
 
   .describe('cut', 'Cut snapshots to exact screen size')
   .default('cut', false)
@@ -44,16 +43,30 @@ var argv = optimist
 
 if (argv.help || !argv.sites) return optimist.showHelp()
 
-var cookies = "[" + argv.cookie + "]" // wrap in square brackets, not a valid JSON otherwise
-
-review()
-  .title(argv.title)
-  .sites(JSON.parse(argv.sites))
-  .resolutions(JSON.parse(argv.resolutions))
-  .wait(argv.wait)
-  .cookies(JSON.parse(cookies))
-  .cut(argv.cut)
-  .cache(argv.cache? { dir : __dirname + '/cache', expires : argv.cache } : false)
-  .listen(argv.port, function () {
-    console.log('-> Review on port ' + argv.port)
-  })
\ No newline at end of file
+var server = review()
+
+server.title(argv.title)
+server.sites(JSON.parse(argv.sites))
+server.resolutions(JSON.parse(argv.resolutions))
+server.wait(argv.wait)
+server.cut(argv.cut)
+
+if (argv.cache) {
+  server.cache({
+    dir : __dirname + '/cache',
+    expires : argv.cache
+  })
+} else {
+  server.cache(false)
+}
+
+var cookies = argv.cookies
+if (!Array.isArray(cookies)) cookies = [cookies]
+cookies.forEach(function(cookie){
+  server.cookie(JSON.parse(cookie))
+});
+
+server.listen(argv.port, function () {
+  console.log('-> Review on port ' + argv.port)
+})
+
diff --git a/example/cookie/review.js b/example/cookie/review.js
index eb25a35..20e2d00 100644
--- a/example/cookie/review.js
+++ b/example/cookie/review.js
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ review()
     value : 'this is what I do',
     domain : 'localhost'
   })
+  .cookie({
+    name : 'eating this eating that',  
+    value : 'cookies never make me fat',
+    domain : 'localhost'
+  })
   .listen(5000, function () {
     console.log('-> Review on port 5000')
-  })
\ No newline at end of file
+  })
diff --git a/lib/review.js b/lib/review.js
index 0299b35..795583d 100644
--- a/lib/review.js
+++ b/lib/review.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function review () {
    */
 
   var setters = [
-    'title', 'sites', 'resolutions', 'wait', 'cache', 'cookies', 'cut'
+    'title', 'sites', 'resolutions', 'wait', 'cache', 'cut'
   ]
   setters.forEach(function (key) {
     app[key] = function (value) {
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ module.exports = function review () {
     }
   })
 
-  // for backward compatibility
-  app['cookie'] = function(cookie) {
-    var cookiesJar = app.get('cookies')
-    cookiesJar.push(cookie)
-    return app.set('cookies', cookiesJar)
+  app.cookie = function(cookie){
+    app.get('cookies').push(cookie)
+    return app
   }
 
   /**
@@ -108,4 +106,4 @@ module.exports = function review () {
   })
 
   return app
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/script/rasterize.js b/script/rasterize.js
index 17e1215..70cd766 100644
--- a/script/rasterize.js
+++ b/script/rasterize.js
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ if (cut) page.clipRect = {
 }
 
 cookies = JSON.parse(cookies)
-cookies.forEach(function(cookie) { phantom.addCookie(cookie) })
+cookies.forEach(function(cookie) {
+  phantom.addCookie(cookie)
+})
 
 // silence phantomjs
 page.onConsoleMessage = function () {}