#cookie-dough

#cookie-dough

You may not think of flour as raw, but that's just what it is. No part of the process of harvesting, grinding, bleaching, or packing most types of flour heats it enough to kill bacteria that may be present; cooking it takes care of that. But if you don't cook your flour before consuming, you're putting yourself at risk of food poisoning from Salmonella or E. coli, according to the FDA.

If there's one cake pop that Starbucks fans seem to miss most, it's probably the cookie dough cake pop.