diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b18557df..9b987ef8 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -56,27 +56,28 @@ API
 **Requests:**
 
 All request functions return a Response object (see below).
+
+If a {filename: fileobject} dictionary is passed in (files=...), a multipart_encode upload will be performed.
+If CookieJar object is is passed in (cookies=...), the cookies will be sent with the request.
     
   GET Requests
-    >>> request.get(url, params={}, headers={} auth=None)
+    >>> request.get(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None)
     <request object>
     
   HEAD Requests
-    >>> request.head(url, params={}, headers={} auth=None)
+    >>> request.head(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None)
     <request object>
     
   PUT Requests
-    >>> request.put(url, data='', headers={}, files={}, auth=None)
+    >>> request.put(url, data='', headers={}, files={}, cookies=None, auth=None)
     <request object>
-    # If files dictionary ( {filename: fileobject, ...} ) is given, a multi-part upload is performed.
     
   POST Requests
-    >>> request.post(url, data={}, headers={}, files={}, auth=None)
+    >>> request.post(url, data={}, headers={}, files={}, cookies=None, auth=None)
     <request object>
-    # If files dictionary ( {filename: fileobject, ...} ) is given, a multi-part upload is performed.
     
   DELETE Requests
-    >>> request.delete(url, params={}, headers={}, auth=None)
+    >>> request.delete(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None)
     <request object>
     
 
diff --git a/requests/core.py b/requests/core.py
index e9350327..28d05053 100644
--- a/requests/core.py
+++ b/requests/core.py
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ def get(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None):
 
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param params: (optional) Dictionary of GET Parameters to send with the :class:`Request`.
-    :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to sent with the :class:`Request`.
+    :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to send with the :class:`Request`.
+    :param cookies: (optional) CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param auth: (optional) AuthObject to enable Basic HTTP Auth.
     """
 	
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ def head(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None):
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param params: (optional) Dictionary of GET Parameters to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to sent with the :class:`Request`.
+    :param cookies: (optional) CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param auth: (optional) AuthObject to enable Basic HTTP Auth.
     """
 	
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ def post(url, data={}, headers={}, files=None, cookies=None, auth=None):
     :param data: (optional) Dictionary of POST Data to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to sent with the :class:`Request`.
     :param files: (optional) Dictionary of 'filename': file-like-objects for multipart encoding upload.
+    :param cookies: (optional) CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param auth: (optional) AuthObject to enable Basic HTTP Auth.
     """
 	
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ def put(url, data='', headers={}, files={}, cookies=None, auth=None):
     :param data: (optional) Bytes of PUT Data to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to sent with the :class:`Request`.
     :param files: (optional) Dictionary of 'filename': file-like-objects for multipart encoding upload.
+    :param cookies: (optional) CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param auth: (optional) AuthObject to enable Basic HTTP Auth.
     """
 	
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ def delete(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None):
     :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
     :param params: (optional) Dictionary of GET Parameters to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param headers: (optional) Dictionary of HTTP Headers to sent with the :class:`Request`.
+    :param cookies: (optional) CookieJar object to send with the :class:`Request`.
     :param auth: (optional) AuthObject to enable Basic HTTP Auth.
     """