It’s been a bit of a rough winter for our two rescue pups, Jack and CC. Walks have been shorter due to the cold, they’ve each gotten the sniffles (and proceeded to pass them back and forth between each other incessantly), and although spring is finally here, it’s been far too long since they’ve rolled around in a patch of green grass. Wanting to show them some extra love, I whipped up a batch of super simple homemade dog cookies inspired by this recipe!
With only 5 ingredients, it took less than 10 minutes for prep and 30 minutes in the oven. I used regular baking flour and organic oats, but for sensitive stomachs or allergies, gluten-free flour and oats can be substituted all the same.
INGREDIENTS
6 oz jar of sweet potato baby food
1 ¼ cup flour
½ cup rolled oats
2 Tbsp honey
1 egg, beaten (optional)
There’s hardly a tutorial for this recipe, as you simply want to mix the first 4 ingredients together – everything but the egg. Once it’s been properly mixed, it should be non-sticky and easy enough to ball with your bare hands.
I sprinkled additional flour directly onto my countertop and flattened the dough with my hands to a height of approximately ¼”. Using a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to create my shapes, I then laid them out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tip: The cookies do not grow during the baking process. Feel free to load those baking sheets with as many as will fit!
At this point, you can brush the beaten egg onto the tops of your cookies before baking, as this will give them a golden brown finish. I then popped my sheets into a preheated 350-degree oven and allowed them to bake for 30-35 minutes. In total, this recipe made 2 dozen cookies.
Once cooled, I bagged a handful of the treats for Jack and CC’s very best doggie friends using these Pinhole labels and party bags! Scott and I took the kiddos on a walk and dropped them off to their pals in the neighborhood, which resulted in a handful of adorable photo texts and videos of the happy recipients!
Of course, our two eagerly gave the cookies a healthy test run. They were received with paws applause, and we rewarded their tricks with many, many treats. Until they were gone, these two wouldn’t leave their dinner station until they’d been given a proper dessert – to which we happily obliged. (Can you even resist these mugs?)
I’ll be keeping this recipe at the ready for future love sessions, as our supply didn’t last long! We still have a handful of goodie bags, so you better believe that their gang of puppy friends wouldn’t mind, either.