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Cooky’s Cookies – Dog Biscuits

March 29, 2017 by Eileen Gray 12 Comments

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Make healthy, homemade dog biscuits for your best friend. This is a super easy and very adaptable recipe. These treats are named after our first dog, my dear Cooky!

healthy dog biscuits

So, yea, there’s really not much to say about this recipe. I mean, these are dog biscuits and I don’t know about your dogs, but my dogs don’t exactly have a discerning palate. Some of the things I’ve seen them eat, yuck!

Even though no one really needs to make dog biscuits at home, this is a fun project, especially if you have kids in the house. The dough comes together very quickly and is endlessly adaptable.

I made the biscuits using applesauce and peanut butter with oats and whole wheat flour. They are actually very healthy with whole grain, minimal fat, healthy protein from the peanut butter and fiber from the applesauce.

I used applesauce because I just made a big batch the other day. You could use pretty much any fruit or vegetable puree in place of the applesauce, and any nut butter in place of the peanut butter. Add bacon if you’ve got some left over, or some shredded cheese.

Just make sure whatever ingredient you add is OK for dogs to eat. No chocolate, onions, garlic, raisins or grapes!

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This dough is fairly dry because I wanted the biscuits to bake up very crunchy. You could make the dough a bit moister by adding more applesauce or another wet ingredient if you want softer biscuits. Also, the longer you bake them, the crunchier they’ll be.

Healthy Homemade Dog Biscuits

home made dog biscuits

Apparently I didn’t even need to bake the biscuits. Like me, my dogs like cookie dough!

healthy dog biscuits

Awww, look at them pretending to be good dogs!

healthy dog biscuits

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healthy dog biscuits

Cooky’s Cookies – Dog Biscuits

Yield: 22 biscuits
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Healthy treats for your best friend made with peanut butter, applesauce, oats and whole grain flour.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (5 oz, 140g) apple sauce
  • 1/3 cup (3.5 oz, 100g) peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (3 oz, 90g)old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1.5 cups (7.5 oz, 215g) whole wheat flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixer bowl combine apple sauce and peanut butter until smooth. Add the egg and mix to combine. Add the baking powder, oats and 1 cup whole wheat flour.
  3. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in the remaining whole wheat flour until it forms a smooth dough. Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
  4. Bake until crisp and lightly golden brown - about 15-20 minutes.
  5. Let cool completely if your dog will let you wait that long.

Notes

The exact number of biscuits will depend on the size and shape of the cutter you use.

Did you make this recipe?

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© Eileen Gray
Category: Cookies & Bar Cookies

Cooky, our dear first dog!

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Comments

  1. Jeanele Garrett

    April 15, 2018 at 7:25 pm

    My dogs love these!! I have a boxer and a boxer mix. They were actually excited when they figured out I made them. It was funny. I’ve made them for friends and so far big or small they all go crazy for these cookies.

    Reply
    • Eileen

      April 15, 2018 at 10:33 pm

      My dogs love them too, thanks Jeanele!

      Reply
  2. cakespy

    April 4, 2017 at 7:44 am

    d’awwwwwww. My two little pugs are gonna flip!

    Reply
    • Eileen Gray

      April 4, 2017 at 10:43 am

      Thanks. My dogs loved them – gobbled them up in just a few days.

      Reply
  3. Monica | Nourish & Fete

    April 2, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Oh, I so love these! I’ve been thinking of making my dogs some treats – goodness knows I bake enough for the humans, it only seems right that they get in on the action – and these look perfect. Plus, one of my dogs is named Cookie – you have great taste! 😉

    Reply
    • Eileen Gray

      April 2, 2017 at 4:17 pm

      That’s great Monica! I hope your Cookie likes the cookies!

      Reply
  4. Alyssa @ A Bite of Inspiration

    April 2, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    These look fabulous! You dogs are so lucky to be able to enjoy these. The pictures of them eating the cookie dough are priceless! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Eileen Gray

      April 2, 2017 at 4:17 pm

      Thanks, Alyssa. They enjoyed them. They’re all gone already.

      Reply
  5. Nicoletta @sugarlovespices

    March 30, 2017 at 5:47 pm

    We don’t have a dog, but sometimes we babysit my step daughter’s dog. And whenever she is with us I bake cookies with a recipe similar to this one. She loves them! Your dog seems to love them too! 🙂 Beautiful!

    Reply
    • Eileen Gray

      March 30, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      They did love them, but, again, they’ll pretty much eat anything. And I mean ANYTHING!

      Reply
  6. cheri

    March 30, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    Aawww your dogs look so sweet, I bet they love these…….

    Reply
    • Eileen Gray

      March 30, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      They are sweet, thanks.

      Reply

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