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Raw dough safety

Bake it before you taste it.

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Raw cookie dough and cake batter can make you sick, even without eggs.

Why

  • Raw flour isn't treated to kill germs such as E. coli
  • Raw eggs can carry Salmonella
  • Keep raw dough away from children, including play dough made with raw flour
  • Wash hands, bowls and counters after handling raw dough

The CDC advises not to taste or eat raw dough or batter, and to bake or cook it first. Little Maple Club isn't paid by any food or bakeware brand.