Dog Cookie Recipes

[SadieKate]

Anyone have a favorite? Thinking about whipping up some for a "homemade pass it on" chain thing.

[maillotpois]

Does this mean you are getting a dog....?

[SadieKate]

What part of "pass it on" is unclear?

It does mean you didn't read a certain post of mine elsewhere.

[sookiesue]

I have made these for our dog a few times and he loves them. For him, I just roll the dough out and then cut it into square-ish shapes with a pizza cutter, he doesn't really need fancy cookie shapes. I used small squares as rewards when we were training him.

But for gifts I have used cookie cutters to make them more fun.

I have also made a 'frosting' for these when making gifts. I can't remember how I made it or if I found a recipe on the internet, but I'm guessing it was a powdered sugar/milk type thing. Probably not healthy for a dog to have often, but as a little treat it seemed to work ok.

Here's the link
http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Re...%20Poppers.htm

and here's the text cut-and-pasted

Homemade Dog Treat Recipe
Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers

2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container. --- This is the original recipe, but I have found the cookies burn easily.

[TsPoet]

Do you have a dehydrator? My guys favorite home made treat is dehydrated sweet potato. Cut in thin strips, dehydrate. I use my oven - so 225 degrees for 3 hr. Temp and time will vary.
A close second is dehydrated chicken.
Homemade dehydrated things should be refrigerated when possible, and only last a couple of weeks, not forever like the ones with preservatives, though.

[SadieKate]

Thanks, sookie! I was hoping for a PB one!

TS - no, no dehydrator. But thanks for the idea.

[Chile Pepper]

My dogs love these, from Jerry Traunfeld's The Herbal Kitchen:

Makes 2-4 dozen.

1 1/2 cups rolled oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cups dry nutritional yeast
1 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1 cup parsley sprigs, gently packed
1/2 cup peanut butter, preferably unsalted
1 egg
1 cup water

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.

Whirl the oats, flour, yeast, garlic powder and parsley in a food processor until finely ground. Add the peanut butter and process until combined. Add the egg and water and process until dough forms a firm ball that spins around the blade.

Turn the dough out and knead briefly. Pinch off a piece of dough (large or small, depending on the size of your dog) and roll into a cylinder. Pinch in the middle to form a bone shape, pressing a fingertip into both ends to create sockets. Arrange biscuits on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake the biscuits for about 2 hours, or till lightly browned and quite dry. Cool and store in an airtight container out of paw's reach.

[SadieKate]

Thanks, though a combo of PB, mint and garlic is, um, perfect for dogs! That's it. Just what they'd like!

[SadieKate]

Chile Pepper - yellow and I made these last week when she was visiting. They're a hit in two states (Oregon and Utah) with multiple doggies. Thank you so much!

Yellow did name them "Goose Poop Cookies" since they're rather green prior to baking. And we know how much dogs like goose poop!

[Chile Pepper]

So glad the doggies liked their treats! Mine love these things, too. I'll have to make up a batch this weekend, assuming I get this job turned in.