<% String serverCookieValue = ""; Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies(); if(cookies!=null) { for (Cookie cookie : cookies) { if(cookie==null || cookie.getName()==null || !cookie.getName().equals("testcookie")) { continue; } serverCookieValue = cookie.getValue(); } } Cookie c = new Cookie("testcookie", "test'ing"); response.addCookie(c); %> Server side cookie value [<%=serverCookieValue%>]