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A Dusting of Flour Landed on Maple's Nose During Cookie Day

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The kitchen table is dusted with flour, and Grandma works the dough with careful hands, a tray of round cookie balls already lined up beside her. A rolling pin, a wooden spoon, and a jar of flour sit in the soft kitchen light. In the foreground, Maple the tortoiseshell cat sits very close, her face lifted and a pale smudge of flour on her nose. Her green-gold eyes seem fixed on the dough, and her whiskers lean forward in curiosity. The kitchen smells faintly of vanilla and warm butter, and sunlight lingers on the counter.

Cookie dough can be a bit of a hazard for cats. Raw dough with ingredients like raisins, chocolate, or the sweetener xylitol is dangerous for pets, and raw dough containing yeast can be harmful if swallowed. Keep baking ingredients and unbaked dough out of reach, and wipe flour off her coat if she gets into it. Cats are curious and will investigate anything new on the table, so a designated seat on a nearby chair is a good way to include her without risking her health.

Maple is the picture of innocence, and Grandma does not seem to mind. The flour on her nose is a badge of honor. The cookies will be ready soon enough. Grandma might even hand her a safe nibble of her own.

Baking days are better with company.

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