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Grandma Was Mixing the Second Batch of Cookies When Her Taste Tester Arrived

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Flour dusts the countertop, oats are scattered beside an open jar, and a tray of golden cookies is already cooling by the window. Grandma Doris is elbow deep in a second batch, working the dough with her fingers and a wooden spoon, a delighted grin spreading under her glasses. Her spare pair of reading glasses lies forgotten on the counter. Pewter has propped himself right at the edge of the bowl, nose nearly touching the spoon, amber eyes rolled up toward her as if to ask whether quality control is needed.

Baking days are full of temptations for dogs, and some of them are risky. Raw dough that contains yeast can expand in a dog's stomach, and raw eggs and flour are best kept off the menu. Chocolate chips and raisins, common cookie add-ins, are toxic to dogs, and some recipes use xylitol, a sweetener that is very dangerous for them. Keeping the dog out of reach of the counter, wiping up spills quickly and storing finished cookies in sealed tins helps prevent accidents. If a dog gets into something it should not, call your vet or an animal poison hotline right away.

Baking is a wonderful hobby to share with family, and the smell of cookies in the oven is one of the coziest things a home can offer. No wonder Pewter refuses to leave his post.

He may not get a cookie today, but he has definitely earned the title of most dedicated kitchen supervisor in the house.

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