Sunday, November 25, 2012

Homemade Dog Biscuits - Updated!

My dogs love their treats. Even more, they love peanut butter.  I recently tweaked my previous homemade dog biscuit recipe I found on line to make something that my dogs absolutely adore!  Easy to make, the kiddos can easily help out and prep time is pretty minimal.

These last about 3 weeks in a air-tight container in the fridge. With two big dogs, these don't last long. Use cookie cutters or roll into balls and use a fork to cross hatch them as you do regular peanut butter cookies. I typically do some of each so as not to waste any dough.

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

1 1/4 cup hot water (tip: use boiling water if possible)
1/3 cup peanut butter - creamy or chunky
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup oatmeal (I use the Old Fashioned Oats)
 
Optional add-ins:
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
Cinnamon  (my female Pyr absolutely adores Cinnamon!)

Preheat over to 350 F.  Bake for 30 - 40 minutes.

Stir the peanut butter into the hot water until it's all melted. Add the optional brown sugar during this step. I typically pour boiling water into my 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup, then add the peanut butter and brown sugar to the cup.

In a larger bowl, lightly mix the oatmeal, wheat flour and cinnamon (if using).  Pour the hot water mixture into the dry mix and stir throughly.  Roll out in between floured wax paper sheets to about 1/4" thick. Use cookie cutouts to make biscuits.  Any leftover dough not big enough - or cooperative enough - can be rolled into small balls and cross-hatched with a fork just like a peanut butter cookie.

Place the cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet. You can use a pre-greased/oiled cookie sheet but I've found they still stick, so parchment works best for me.  Bake them for 30 minutes if you want slight chewing biscuits, or 40 minutes and leave in the oven to harden overnight if you want really hard biscuits.

Enjoy!