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Elderly couple in aprons rolls cookie dough in a farmhouse kitchen while a fluffy white cat sits on the floury counter. 22 / 27

Flour Everywhere and Cookies on Every Tray, and the Head Baker Is a Cat

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The farmhouse kitchen is in full baking mode. Plates line the open shelves, flour dusts every inch of the counter, and trays of round cookies are lined up waiting for the oven. Ruth, in a lavender sweater and white apron, leans on her wooden rolling pin with a big smile, while Frank, in a matching apron and plaid shirt, works a fresh batch of dough in a metal bowl. Front and center, Snowdrop has planted herself right on the counter among the jars and bowls, her white fur blending in with the flour, gazing off to the side with the composed air of a head baker inspecting the line.

Kitchens full of baking supplies need a little extra caution with cats around. Raw dough, especially yeast dough, should never be eaten by pets, since it can expand in the stomach and produce alcohol as it ferments. Raw eggs and raw flour can carry bacteria. Chocolate, raisins and some nuts commonly used in cookies are toxic to pets, and sugar-free recipes may contain sweeteners that are dangerous, too. Keeping cats off the counter while you bake also keeps fur out of the dough and paws away from hot trays. A cat tree or windowsill nearby makes a fine observation deck instead.

Snowdrop's supervision skills are excellent, even if her baking skills are untested. With flour in the air and cookies on the way, this kitchen feels exactly like home.

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