The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is out with a warning that nobody who likes to eat delicious things wants to read: ” Say No to Raw Dough!” But the truth is that eating raw cookie dough is probably worth the risk for most people.

In a special page dedicated to the issue, CDC ominously cautions, “When you prepare homemade cookie dough, cake mixes, or even bread, you may be tempted to taste a bite before it is fully cooked. But steer clear of this temptation—eating or tasting unbaked products that are intended to be cooked, such as dough or batter, can make you sick.”

The CDC goes on to explain that uncooked flour could contain e coli bacteria and that raw eggs pose a risk of getting sick from salmonella. On the surface, those sound pretty bad. That said, it’s important to put things in perspective. Sure, eating cookie dough can make you sick — but it probably won’t.