Going to the Dogs - Crunchy Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Cookies!

It's always dog treat season at my house (can't resist those puppy dog eyes, lol) and right now it's pumpkin season, too...and digestion-soothing pumpkin makes a great dog treat ingredient. These easy-to-make cookies will be a treat for your pup's tummy in more ways than one!

Hey guys, I think I've got her now!

CRUNCHY PUMPKIN-PEANUT BUTTER DOG COOKIES

Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup canned pumpkin (plain, no spices)
1 cup hot water

Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl. Add peanut butter, pumpkin and water and mix together until it forms a doughy ball.

A doughy ball

Turn out dough on well-floured surface and knead about 10 times, adding extra flour if necessary. Roll out about 1/4 inch thick and cut with your choice of cookie cutter. (Or roll the dough into 1-inch balls, and flatten with a fork.)

Place with sides touching on lightly greased cookie sheet, and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cool as much the dogs will let you! For a super crunchy cookie, cool the cookies in the turned-off oven, with the door slightly open.

MOM! They're cool enough!

I used a 1-3/4 shot glass as a cutter and got 90 (7-1/2 dozen) cookies. Recipe yield will depend on size of the cutter and thickness of dough. Recipe can easily be halved or doubled.

Big bag o' cookies!

Store in an airtight container. Cookies will keep for about 2 weeks, but probably won't be around that long!

At last...COOKIES!!

It's a Doggy Treat Day...Again!

Yeah, yeah, I know, my pups are spoiled rotten....but how can you turn down faces like this? They're just so appreciative, lol!

Are they done yet?

Today's flavor is ham and cheese - a crunchy doggy version of one of my favorite sandwiches - and with these around, I don't have to share my sandwich...although I usually do!

Try them out on your 4-leggers....

Mixing it up...

Ham and Cheese Dog Biscuits

Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 60 minutes

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup dry milk
1/3 cup oil or butter/margerine
1-1/4 cup hot water
1 jar ham baby food
1 cup grated cheese (I used colby/jack, but any kind will work)

Combine ingredients to make stiff dough. Turn out dough on well-floured surface and knead 8 or 10 times, adding extra flour if necessary. Roll out about 1/4 inch thick and cut with your choice of cookie cutter. (No cookie cutter? You can also roll out the dough and use a knife or pizza cutter to cut it into squares.) Place on lightly greased cookie sheet, and bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees. Cool completely and store in an airtight container. Will keep for about 1 week (2 weeks if refrigerated)...if the dogs don't eat them sooner!

Ready for the oven...

Recipe yield will depend on what size cookie cutter you use - I use a 2-1/2 inch round, and get about 48 biscuits per batch.

Sparrow, Spooge, and Jones say "Hope your doggers enjoy them as much as we do!"

Nom, nom, nom...yummy!

It's Doggy Treat Day!

Fall was in the air today, and it felt like a good time to fire up the oven...but rather than baking a high-calorie concoction to add heft to my hips, I made oatmeal-peanut butter cookies for the 4-leggers - although they smell so good I'm tempted to eat them myself! These are super simple to make, and my dogs LOVE them...when these are "in stock", Sparrow sits and stare pointedly at the treat bag (maybe willing it to fall off the shelf?) while Jones and Spooge stare pointedly at me..."Mom? Mom? Hey, Mom, there's cookies...cookies over there, Mom...Mom, did you forget? there's cookies...cookies, Mom....

All done and cooling

Want to give your fur-babies a treat? Here's the recipe -

EASY OATMEAL-PEANUT BUTTER DOG COOKIES

Prep time: 20 minutes
Bake time: 40 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1-1/4 cup hot water

Combine ingredients to make stiff dough. Turn out dough on well-floured surface (dough is sticky) and knead 8 or 10 times, adding extra flour if necessary. Roll out about 1/4 inch thick and cut with your choice of cookie cutter. (No cookie cutter? You can also roll the dough into 1-inch balls, and flatten with a fork, like "traditional" peanut butter cookies.) Place on lightly greased cookie sheet, and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool completely (if the dogs will let you) and store in an airtight container. Will keep for about 2 weeks, but will probably be eaten before that!

Rolling them out

Recipe yield will depend on what size cookie cutter you use - I use heart-shaped cutters, a large one about 2 inches across and a smaller one about 1 inch across, and get about 4-1/2 dozen large cookies and 3-1/2 dozen small cookies per batch. Recipe can easily be halved or doubled.

MOM'S GOT COOKIES!!!

Leave a comment below and let me know how your pups like them!