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Grandma Was Mixing Cookie Dough When Someone Hopped Up to Supervise

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Flour is dusted across the old wooden counter, a tray of chocolate chip cookies is cooling at the front, and Grandma Hazel is stirring the next batch in a big steel bowl. Her white hair is piled loosely on her head, and she wears a sage quilted vest over a cream blouse with the sleeves pushed up. Perched right on the counter beside her, Marmalade watches the spoon with total devotion, ears forward and whiskers fanned. A stack of dish towels, a mug, wooden spoons hanging on hooks and a basket of bread fill the busy little kitchen around them.

A cat on the counter during baking is a familiar sight in many homes, but a few precautions matter. Chocolate is toxic to cats, as are raisins and many sugar-free products containing xylitol. Raw dough and raw eggs are best kept away from pets as well. Hot ovens, stovetops and sharp utensils pose obvious risks, too. Some owners provide a tall cat tree or window perch near the kitchen so their cat can watch the action from a safe distance. Wiping counters after a cat has been on them is a good hygiene habit, especially before handling food.

Baking is a cherished tradition in many families, and the warm smell drifting through the house makes it a favorite activity for all ages.

Marmalade cannot have a single one of these cookies, which hardly seems fair. Still, he is clearly enjoying the show, and Hazel is enjoying the company.

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