The #include exists, but I get an error: identifier “cout” is undefined. Why?

You need to specify the std:: namespace:

std::cout << .... << std::endl;;

Alternatively, you can use a using directive:

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

cout << .... << endl;

I should add that you should avoid these using directives in headers, since code including these will also have the symbols brought into the global namespace. Restrict using directives to small scopes, for example

#include <iostream>

inline void foo()
{
  using std::cout;
  using std::endl;
  cout << "Hello world" << endl;
}

Here, the using directive only applies to the scope of foo().