Homemade Dog Treats–My Puppies Love Their Treats
Remember the old myth — the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach? Well, I REALLY REALLY believe the same goes for man’s best friend! My puppies (or rather full grown, but still puppies) LOVE ME when they smell their homemade dog treats baking…..they KNOW those cookies are theirs!
Homemade Puppy Cookies, Dog Biscuits, Puppy Treats, What Have You
1 Egg (see above)
1 cup Peanut Butter (chunky or smooth)
1 cup Brown Rice Flour
1-1/4 to 1-1/2 cups Oat Flour (or blender-ize some oatmeal to make a coarse flour), or Whole Wheat Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder (Rumford — it’s aluminum free)
Mix the peanut butter, egg, and milk together with a whisk (or in a blender), then add flour and baking powder to make a stiff dough. You’ll want the dough fairly stiff; adjust quantity of flour if needed. You may have to use your hands to work in the last of the flour.
**If you have a stand mixer, beat the butter, egg and milk with the beaters, then put the dough hooks on for the flour step, this works great!
Roll out (or press with your hands) on well-floured surface,
about ¼-inch thick.
Cut into desired sizes with a cookie cutter, plastic knife, or pizza cutter
and lift onto greased or parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes, then turn and bake another 15-20 minutes or until done. Watch them!! I baked 15 minutes first side, then 10 minutes 2nd side. They were quite crunchy!! All ovens are different!
They JUST KNOW THE COOKIES ARE THEIRS!
One at a time of course!
Just found your site. I have bookmarked it for future reading! We rescued two very malnourished Great Pyrenees pups a couple years ago. To rehabilitate their digestive systems, I started making our own dog bones. Basically, our recipes are similar, but I omit the peanut butter, don’t use any baking soda or powder then fill them chock-full of cooked and pureed vegetables and apples. I visit the produce section of my market on Monday mornings as they are marking down the older items. I usually can get a big bag of mixed items for $1 each. I add apples, sweet potatoes, carrots, white potatoes, green beans, lots of parsley and spinach (for fresher breath), and sometimes beets with the tops removed. I peel nothing. I just wash and coarsely chop. I throw it all into a very large roasting pan, cover with water and set it across the stove burners to simmer until everything is soft. Then I ladle into the food processer or blender. I freeze the puree in 1 cup containers. Since it is generally fairly soupy and I still add one or two eggs, I need several cups of the grain flours to make a stiff dough. I have found my pasta maker set on the lasagne noodle setting is super easy for rolling out the dough. I just cut the strips into bite-sized (remember those dogs are HUGE!) squares and bake in a 350 degree oven until slightly brown.
What a great idea, CS Riley! I’m going to try this!
This is great! I love making treats for our rescue boxers. Great site, keep up the good work!