Christmas is the season for baking homemade cookies with your loved ones! One of the joys of the holiday season is making dog Christmas cookies. Your house will smell so good and your pup will stare at the oven until they are done. Enjoy these yummy and healthy dog treats and let your fur baby taste test some before offering them to her or his doggie friends.
Christmas Cranberry Pumpkin Dog Treat
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of organic whole wheat or white flour
1 1/2 cups oatmeal flour (run regular oatmeal through the food processor and grind fine)
1 cup of fresh or unsweetened dried cranberries
1 cup of pureed pumpkin (if you are using can make sure it doesn't have any other ingredient)
2 organic eggs
1/2 cup smooth organic no salt peanut butter
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl crack eggs and beat for about 1 minute (can use hand mixer). Add pureed pumpkin and peanut butter. Mix until creamy.
- Add flours and cranberry to the mix. Stir and knead until a stiff dough is formed.
- Flour your work surface and roll out dough to ¼ inch thickness. Use holiday shapes to cut out festive cookies, and place on parchment paper.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Take out of oven and let cool on cooling racks for 3-4 hours. Store in air tight bags/containers in fridge or freezer.
Organic Apple Carrot Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
2 1/2 cup organic whole wheat flour
1/2 cup organic oats
2 tsp honey or brown sugar
1 organic apple cored and grated (leave peel on)
1/2 cup organic carrots peeled and grated
1 organic egg beaten
1/3 cup organic coconut oil or vegetable oil
1/4-1/2 cup water note: apples add moisture, so only add extra water if necessary
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a cookie sheet.
- Core and grate apples; peel and grate carrots (I used food processor).
- In a bowl, mix the first three ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat the egg and mix in the oil, water, and grated apples and carrots. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients bowl and mix completely.
- Carefully roll ‘dough’ out and cut out desired shape with a small cookie cutter.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, or until apple juices are soaked and biscuits are firm.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Dog Treat
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups organic whole wheat flour
1 cup organic pumpkin puree (if using can make sure it doesn't have any other ingredients)
1/2 cup organic no salt peanut butter
2 organic eggs
1/4 cup organic coconut oil or vegetable oil
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine pumpkin, peanut butter, eggs, and oil in a bowl. Add in baking soda, Cinnamon and whole wheat flour. Stir until a stiff dough is formed. Knead dough or mix just until flour is incorporated.
- Roll out dough with a rolling pin and use a cookie cutter to cut out dog bone shapes, or just bake into little circles like cookies. Bake for 15 minutes.
Tonight, as the aroma of fresh baked dog cookies filled the house Christopher was patiently waiting outside the kitchen for his treat. He knows he is not supposed to be in the kitchen. I guess he deserves an extra treat, don’t you agree?
Do you make dog treats? If so, please share your favorite dog treat recipes with us.
Happy holidays!