How to Make Healthy Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Cookies

If you like to bake, you likely create cookies for your family members and friends all the time. But don't forget about your favorite furry friend. While you can buy all sorts of healthy dog treats in stores, making them yourself ensures that you know exactly what ingredients are inside the treats. Peanut butter dog cookies are the perfect option option for a dog that enjoys peanut butter, especially if it has had stomach troubles with store-bought treats. Consider making these treats for your dog's birthday or any other occasion.

Things You'll Need

  • Oven
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter
  • 1 cup water
  • Bowl
  • Spoon
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose white flour
  • Rolling pin
  • Cookie cutter
  • Cookie sheet
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Instructions

    • 1

      Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

    • 2

      Place the oil, peanut butter and water inside a bowl. Choose vegetable oil, peanut oil or any other light oil you have on hand. Do not use olive oil or a heavy oil. Stir the three ingredients together.

    • 3

      Stir the flour in one cup at a time until you have combined all of it.

    • 4

      Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it several times until the dough forms a ball.

    • 5

      Place flour on a rolling pin and roll the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness. Evenly roll the dough so you don't end up with cookies that are thin in places and thick in others.

    • 6

      Cut the dough into shapes that are 3 to 4 inches tall. Consider choosing a cookie cutter shaped like a dog bone so the cookies look like traditional dog treats.

    • 7

      Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet and place them inside the oven. Bake the cookies for about 20 minutes or until brown on the bottoms. When the cookies cool, they will be hard like traditional dog treats.