I never met a dog who didn’t love peanut butter! Give your friend a special treat for the holidays…just don’t overdo it!
Ingredients
- For biscuits
1 cup natural peanut butter (no salt or sugar)
3 cups whole grain flour or other flour if your dog has a grain allergy or you are just avoiding grain (see note*)
1 large egg
3/4 cup honey or blackstrap molasses (do not use regular molasses, only blackstrap)
- For decoration (optional)
1 large egg, beaten (optional)
a small amount of sprinkles (optional)
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 325F. Mix all ingredients well. The batter will be stiff. Form into desired shape (you can just roll them into balls) OR roll out between two sheets of waxed paper and use cookie cutters to make desired shape.
- If desired, brush with beaten egg and add a few sprinkle. This adds a nice golden shine and decoration (pictured), but go lightly on the sprinkles.
- Bake until dry. The actual time will vary with the size and thickness, but for 4-inch dog bones that were between 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch thick, this was about 17-19 minutes.
- This makes 5 dozen medium sized bone-shaped biscuits. Actual number will vary with size and shape.
Notes
- Recipe courtesy of Rachel Peeples, DVM.
- * Do not use wheat flour for dogs who have a wheat allergy, and remember, this is for a special holiday treat, not a daily diet. Wiggleworthy has an excellent article on which kinds of flour you can use for dog treats. Brown rice flour, buckwheat flour and coconut flour are all acceptable. Different flours have different properties. For example, coconut flour absorbs much moisture more than most other flours. So if you find your mixture is too dry, you can add another egg or some water.