Pet Holiday Recipe: Healthy Dog Biscuits

by Joan on Dec 23, 2009

A GREAT WAY to treat your pet is to bake your own dog biscuits and treats while you’re making your yearly holiday cookies or desserts. And, wouldn’t homemade dog biscuits make a fun gift for your dog-owning friends and relatives? (Not to mention your own pet’s doggie buddies!)

This recipe comes to us from Perfect Pets Rescue...the folks who gave me one of the best gifts I ever got…Etta!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups water
3 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine applesauce, egg, peanut butter, vanilla and water. Mix well. Add flours, corn meal, oats and mix well to form a dough.
3. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until thoroughly mixed together.
4. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut out shapes.
5. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on rack.

Makes 30 cookies.