Laravel 4: reading cookies set by javascript

Question

If I set a cookie with javascript, how would I read it using Laravel 4?

The reason I'm asking is that the docs say:

All cookies created by the Laravel framework are encrypted and signed 
with an authentication code, meaning they will be considered invalid 
if they have been changed by the client.

Answer 1

Just use the native PHP command to retrieve cookies: $_COOKIE['cookie'])

Or perhaps you can set the cookie via an AJAX command (rather than JS doing it itself) - and have Laravel set the cookie supplied by JS on its behalf?

This link confirms setting cookies via AJAX - it will just be a variation of that.