Failing to show give stats on GUI

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#1 
script.Parent.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function(plr)

local cookies = plr:WaitForChild("Stats"):FindFirstChild("Cookies")

cookies.Value = cookies.Value + 1

end)

The error:
Players.topcst.PlayerGui.Main.Frame.Cookie.Handler:2: attempt to index number with ‘WaitForChild’

It is run by a normal script as i can avoid remote events and the issues they can cause. I know this is possible because i’ve done it before (inb4 someone says use remote events)

#2

There is no player argument in MouseButton1Down. You can get the player by doing game.Players.LocalPlayer. Also, what is passed is the x and y, so they’re numbers, hence why you’re getting the error.

button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function(x, y)

    print(x, y)

end)

https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/event/GuiButton/MouseButton1Down

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EDIT: Nvm, you said it’s not a local script, but the parameters was the issue.

#3

The problem happens because Cookies is not a valid member.

And what @TheCarbyneUniverse said.

Edit: If this is a local script, you can just access the GUI from the LocalPlayer.

#5

Its not a local script, ill do what i did before script.Parent.Parent.Parent etc to get the player