Can't seem to Remove Cookies and Website Data

Every time I try removing all cookies and website data from my macbook pro... it keeps coming back, as if I didn't remove anything!... What's happening? ... I'm going to Safari/Preferences/Privacy/Remove All Website Data... then clicking the "Remove All" button, and All the cookies dissapear ... then I restart my computer, and when I go back and check, all the cookies and website data are still there!.... any clues?

This has been the case for years.
Google alone once launched after removing cookies, installs many of the same cookies.
Safari > Preference > Privacy > Remove "All Website Data"
Do it twice.
Next do a "Reset Safari" from the Safari menu.

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