diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/cookie.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/cookie.ts
index 9df2d82852e..3268fd16c7e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/cookie.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/cookie.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export interface CookieOptions<T = any> extends _CookieOptions {
   default?: () => T | Ref<T>
 }
 
-export interface CookieRef<T> extends Ref<T> {}
+export interface CookieRef<T> extends Ref<T> {
+  value: T | null | undefined;
+}
 
 const CookieDefaults: CookieOptions<any> = {
   path: '/',