You know those pathetic people that talk about their dogs all day and that have actually attended a dog play-date party? Yeah, that’s us. It’s embarrassing to admit, but we—my husband and I, plus a lot of our friends—are at that stage in life where the creatures that require most of our care are busy chewing on bones and chasing squirrels, as opposed to crying and spitting up.
Here’s a way to treat the four-legged friends in your world. These treats are probably both cheaper and healthier than a lot that you’ll find in stores. So far, any dog that has gotten them has been doing a lot of jumping in the air and begging. It must be the peanut butter aroma. Plus, they’re so easy to make. I am dropping them in cellophane bags and simply tying the bags with ribbon to give to friends.
So here’s to you, Bailey & Bosco, Luke & Leia, Thora, Sammy & Lucy, Peanut, Lily and Jack & Bess. Thanks for the tricks, the eating of socks, the digging of holes, the licking of faces and all the other general craziness. Directly below are my spaniels, Leia and Luke. And yes, my husband is a Star Wars nerd. Also below are Kesha’s goldendoodles, Bosco and Bailey.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Dog Treats
- makes about 8-1/2 dozen (100ish) small bones
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup wheat germ (optional)
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Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together peanut butter, honey, oil and chicken broth. In a separate bowl, combine flours and oatmeal. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Place dough on flour dusted surface. Roll or press dough out to about 3/8” inch thick (mine varied somewhere between 1/4” and 1/2”). Use a small bone cookie cutter to cut out cookies. My cookie cutter was 2”x3/4”, but for larger dogs you may want a larger cookie cutter. Roll out leftover scraps and cut out as many as possible. Put cut out cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
For gifts, once bones are cooled, place them in cellophane bags and tie with ribbon. Note, these will be more the consistency and softness of a cookie, not a biscuit.
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What beautiful dogs! This is the perfect recipe for doggy presents. Thanks for sharing!
Lucy and Sammy are going to be SO EXCITED! YEYEYEYEYYYYY!!! cute pics of your d-o-gies to0, btw.
love this post!
I’m right there with you two! Our labs, Hank and Lucy, are spoiled rotten and treated like children, and I’m sure would love these treats!
Your dogs are beautiful!
Adorable dogs! These treats are perfect for the holiday season. I usually go out and buy my dog a bone that he usually ends up burying within the next couple hours…these he would actually get the satisfaction of eating.
OMG, just in the nick of time. Poor ‘ol pug dog Sake (he’s 15) was not having a good night, so maybe some warm and toasty doggy cookies will help today. THANKS for this!
I just made these and cooked them for the 16 minutes….are they supposed to be “crunchy” or kind of soft still? Mine are still soft….
otherwise this is the best & easiest recipe i’ve ever used for dog cookies!
Cortney, yes they are supposed to be soft, sorry I should have mentioned that in the post. They are more of a cookie consistency than a biscuit. The dogs seem to like them like that just as well, if not better. Glad to hear that they worked well.
Oh what a great idea to make dog treats. I will have to do this next year. Thanks.
LOL, yeah, we’re those kind of people too. So I’ll definitely be trying these! I make a similar recipe but I think these will be better b/c there’s more sweetener & mine doesn’t have chicken broth. Thanks for sharing! P.S. you have gorgeous dogs. And my husband’s a Star Wars/Star Trek nerd too.
I love to bake but one person can only eat so much and only has so many friends ;p .. I have two vizslas that will love these!! They’re adorable.
Peanut loves her treats…thank you very much. I will have to try and make them for her soon. Where did you get the dog bone cutter?
I found the bone cookie cutter at Three Dog Bakery. It was pretty cheap, maybe a $1 or $2.
Dog people elude me. But it’s sweet you are baking on their behalf.
Quick question! We are vegan and do not buy honey. Would a sweetener like barley malt or brown rice syrup work as a substitute? Thanks!! My 3 little Scotties would love these!!
Carrie, I think that another one of those sweeteners would work just fine. The texture will probably be a little different, but I’m sure it would work. As long as your dogs smell peanut butter, I doubt they will be turning them away.
Great! Thanks for getting back to me! I’ll let you know how they turn out!!
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