Homemade Dog Treats – Recipe and Tips

The Best Dog Treats are Homemade

I love my dogs and I love baking, so making homemade dog treats just seems a natural combination. I have experimented with various recipes and ingredients and I keep coming back to this one.

Easy Healthy Homemade Dog Treats

I could make easy “scoop” treats, and there are so many easy no bake dog treats, but these dog bone treats are shelf-stable and can be stored long term in a dog treat container.

I needed to find easy healthy homemade dog treats that used common ingredients I had in my kitchen and would easily roll out into dog bones.

Homemade Doggie Treats

Yes, making dog bone cookies do take more time, but they are cuter and a lot more fun. You can even order custom cookie cutters with your dog’s name.

Recipes: Homemade Dog Treats

Apple Peanut Butter Dog Treats Recipe (variation 1)

• 1/2 Cup Apple Sauce
• 1/3 cup peanut butter (make sure it does NOT contain xylitol)
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup oats
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Peanut Butter-Pumpkin Dog Treats Recipe (variation 2)

This peanut butter pumpkin recipe uses the above recipe as a base. You can just switch out the wet ingredients

• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/3 cup peanut butter

Apple -Pumpkin Dog Treats Recipe (variation 2)

I created this version when I ran out of peanut butter. It doesn’t rise as much and you will need to add more flour because the ingredients contain more moisture.

• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/3 cup applesauce

Directions

Line sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350F

1. In a mixer (I use my Kitchen Aid flat edge beater attachment) beat apple sauce and peanut butter until well mixed on medium speed. Add egg and beat for one minute.
2. In a separate bowl mix flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together until well blended
3. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix on low speed until the dough pulls apart from the side of the bowl.
4. Sprinkle flour on a dry flat surface. Generously flour your hands and sprinkle flour over the dough ball. Scoop out dough and knead about ten times until dough is “rubbery” and feels elastic. You will know the feeling when you get there.
5. Roll out and cut with cookie cutters. Obviously, I love dog bone shapes, but they really can be anything. Dog’s don’t care about the shape, just the taste.
6. Bake at 325 for about 30 minutes.

Check to make sure they are hard, like overbaked cookies. The longer you bake them the harder they become. If you want softer cookies, for older dogs then bake for less time.

Let cool and then watch the drooling begin.

What is your favorite dog treat recipe?

Do you have a favorite recipe for making dog treats? Share below in the comments so we can all enjoy them.