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“Actually, it’s perfectly safe to eat any raw cookie dough so long as it’s in small amounts.  But eating too much of anything can be bad for you, even vegetables.  It’s a common misconception that you can get sick from salmonella in cookie dough but it’s the raw flour that’ll make you sick, if anything.”  The girl paused a moment before shaking her head, “but um...  You weren’t asking about any of that.  To answer your original question, yes, the cookie dough here is delicious and safe to eat.”  

“So?’ Brady said quietly, the photos of dogs laid out in front of them. “Which dog do you think she’ll like?” he asked. It was a surprise for his wife but he couldn’t decide which dog he wanted to get her. ‘And you can’t tell her about it, neither-it’s a surprise.”