diff --git a/src/calibre/scraper/qt.py b/src/calibre/scraper/qt.py
index 5311aff973..462aecaf76 100644
--- a/src/calibre/scraper/qt.py
+++ b/src/calibre/scraper/qt.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class Browser:
         '''
         c = {'name': name, 'value': value, 'domain': domain, 'path': path}
         self._send_command({'action': 'set_cookies', 'cookies':[c]})
+    set_cookie = set_simple_cookie
 
     def set_user_agent(self, val: str = '') -> None:
         self.user_agent = val
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
index f015d75b53..c4f33e4c6a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ class BasicNewsRecipe(Recipe):
                     ('My-Header2', 'two'),
                 ]
                 # Set some cookies
-                br.set_simple_cookie('name', 'value')
-                br.set_simple_cookie('name2', 'value2', domain='.mydomain.com')
+                br.set_cookie('name', 'value')
+                br.set_cookie('name2', 'value2', domain='.mydomain.com')
                 # Make a POST request with some data
                 br.open('https://someurl.com', {'username': 'def', 'password': 'pwd'}).read()
                 # Do a login via a simple web form (only supported with mechanize browsers)