diff --git a/src/req_cookie.zig b/src/req_cookie.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17267b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/req_cookie.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const trim = std.mem.trim;
+const split = std.mem.split;
+const olderVersion: bool = @import("builtin").zig_version.minor < 11;
+
+pub const Cookie = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    value: []const u8,
+
+    pub fn parse(item2: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]const Cookie {
+        var items = split(u8, item2, ";");
+        var cookie_buffer = std.ArrayList(Cookie).init(allocator);
+        var cookie_string = split(u8, items.first(), "=");
+        const first_cookie = Cookie{ .name = trim(u8, cookie_string.first(), " "), .value = trim(u8, cookie_string.next().?, " ") };
+        try cookie_buffer.append(first_cookie);
+
+        while (items.next()) |item| {
+            cookie_string = split(u8, item, "=");
+            const name = trim(u8, cookie_string.first(), " ");
+            const value = if (cookie_string.next()) |v| trim(u8, v, " ") else "";
+            const cookie = Cookie{ .name = name, .value = value };
+            try cookie_buffer.append(cookie);
+        }
+        return if (olderVersion) cookie_buffer.toOwnedSlice() else try cookie_buffer.toOwnedSlice();
+    }
+};
+
+test "Parse Request Cookie(s)" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const cookie_string = "test_cookie=successful; second_cookie: also successful!";
+    const cookie = try Cookie.parse(cookie_string, allocator);
+    defer allocator.free(cookie);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.eql(u8, cookie[0].value, "successful"));
+}
diff --git a/src/server.zig b/src/server.zig
index 3041a13..b00c607 100644
--- a/src/server.zig
+++ b/src/server.zig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub const Server = struct {
             defer allocator.free(req_stream);
             var req = try buildRequest(client_ip, req_stream, allocator);
             defer allocator.free(req.headers);
+            defer allocator.free(req.cookies);
 
             // if there ist a path set in the uri trim the trailing slash in order to accept it later during the matching check.
             if (req.uri.len > 1) req.uri = std.mem.trimRight(u8, req.uri, "/");
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ fn buildRequest(client_ip: []const u8, bytes: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.All
     const header = parts.first();
     var header_lines = std.mem.split(u8, header, "\n");
     var header_buffer = std.ArrayList(Header).init(allocator);
+    var cookie_buffer = std.ArrayList(Request.Cookie).init(allocator);
 
     var header_items = std.mem.split(u8, header_lines.first(), " ");
     req.method = Method.parse(header_items.first());
@@ -103,10 +105,19 @@ fn buildRequest(client_ip: []const u8, bytes: []const u8, allocator: std.mem.All
     while (header_lines.next()) |line| {
         var headers = std.mem.split(u8, line, ": ");
         const item1 = headers.first();
-        const item2 = if (headers.next()) |value| value else unreachable;
+        // Check if header is a cookie and parse it
+        if (eql(u8, item1, "Cookie") or eql(u8, item1, "cookie")) {
+            const item2 = if (headers.next()) |value| value else "";
+            const cookies = try Request.Cookie.parse(item2, allocator);
+            defer allocator.free(cookies);
+            try cookie_buffer.appendSlice(cookies);
+            continue;
+        }
+        const item2 = if (headers.next()) |value| value else "";
         const header_pair = Header{ .key = item1, .value = item2 };
         try header_buffer.append(header_pair);
     }
+    req.cookies = if (olderVersion) cookie_buffer.toOwnedSlice() else try cookie_buffer.toOwnedSlice();
     req.headers = if (olderVersion) header_buffer.toOwnedSlice() else try header_buffer.toOwnedSlice();
     req.body = if (parts.next()) |value| value else "";
     return req;
@@ -172,7 +183,6 @@ test "Run server" {
 // Function for test "Run Server"
 fn handlefn(_: *types.Request) types.Response {
     // create Response and add cookie to test cookie setting
-    const rc = @import("./res_cookie.zig");
-    var res = types.Response{ .body = "<h1>Run Server Test OK!</h1>", .cookies = &[_]rc.Cookie{.{ .name = "Test-Cookie", .value = "Test", .domain = "localhost:8080" }} };
+    var res = types.Response{ .body = "<h1>Run Server Test OK!</h1>", .cookies = &[_]Response.Cookie{.{ .name = "Test-Cookie", .value = "Test", .domain = "localhost:8080" }} };
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/types.zig b/src/types.zig
index 1f3da07..6c15b97 100644
--- a/src/types.zig
+++ b/src/types.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const allocator = std.heap.page_allocator;
 const eql = std.mem.eql;
 const stat = @import("./status.zig");
 const rescookie = @import("./res_cookie.zig");
+const reqcookie = @import("./req_cookie.zig");
 
 /// Route is a touple that consists of the path and the function that shall handle it.
 /// e.g. `const rt = Route{"/home", home};`
@@ -90,10 +91,14 @@ pub const Request = struct {
     ip: []const u8,
     /// Represents the request headers sent by the client
     headers: []const Header,
+    /// Request Cookies
+    cookies: []const Cookie,
     /// The Request URI
     uri: []const u8,
     /// Represents the request body sent by the client
     body: []const u8,
+
+    pub const Cookie = reqcookie.Cookie;
 };
 
 /// Represents a standard http-Response sent by the webapp (server).