Holiday baking - Treats for Your Pet

Today, after a particularly stressful day, I thought it would be a great time to bake some treats for my furbabies and a few of my clients'.

 

 

 

 

 

I have lots of great cookie cutters - bones of all sizes, puppy paws, fire hydrants and kitties.

 

 

 

These are SO easy to make and all of my dog friends LOVE them.

 

 

 

My puppies sit in front of the countertop and oven for hours just waiting for them to cool off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doggy treats

 

2 cups whole wheat flour 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

1 cup unsalted natural peanut butter 

1 cup skimmed milk

 

In a smaller bowl, whisk the flour and baking powder.  In a larger bowl, put in the peanut butter and milk.  Whisk until soupy with no lumps.  Add the flour mixture and mix until well blended - you'll probably need to use your hands for this step - the kids love to help here!!!

 

Knead for a minute or so, then roll out into about 1/4-1/2 inch thick.  Cut into desired shapes.  Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

 

Bake for 18-20 minutes at 375 degrees.  Let cool.

 

I have over 30 cookie cutters and make different shapes for different occasions.  When I'm making them for my boys, I speed up the whole process by just using a pizza cutter to make them into squares.  They don't care what they look like - they just LOVE 'em.

 

I think your furry friends, will too.

 

 Oh, if you're looking for cookie cutters, Sur La Table has great ones and they go on sale right after Christmas for $.50 to $1.00.  A HUGE savings.  I also look for the peanut butter sales and coupons.  These typically cost me about $1.00 per batch - so much cheaper than store bought treats.

 

 

 

 

Juli Vosmik

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