Homemade Dog Treats - Easy!

It's a ruff life for my yorkie Baxter, as you can see here. He turned ten years old this week, and while he was taking it easy, I decided to make him some homemade dog biscuits that he could share (begrudgingly) with his brothers and sister.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Cup Peanut Butter                                                 
• 2 1/4 Cup Wheat Rice Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder                                   
• 3/4  Cup Chicken Broth
• 1 egg                                                                          
• 5 Slices bacon cooked, drained & diced

DIRECTIONS: 

Mix together peanut butter and chicken broth until blended. Beat in egg. Add flour and baking powder and mix well. Add bacon bits and knead well to evenly distribute bacon bits.  Roll out mixture to 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to cut into shapes. I used these cute dog bone and fire hydrant cookie cutters a friend gave me for my birthday years ago. 

Place on parchment-lined cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

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Let cool & let anyone in your house know that these are dog cookies and not human cookies. A few years ago my husband was hungry and anxious that Thanksgiving dinner wasn't yet ready. I had a small plate of homemade dog biscuits on the counter for members of our fur-family, and before I could say a thing, he popped one in his mouth. Obviously this is perfectly safe enough for human consumption, but they may be a bit disappointing to a human with a sweet tooth.  

The heart-shaped one above was made special for Baxter's birthday. There's always a bit of left-over dough in any cookie recipe, so it's perfect for dusting off your old play dough skills. 

These were a HUGE hit with Baxter, his chihuahua brothers Chips & Queso, and his terrier-mix rescue sister.

Store in a ziplock bag and keep in the refrigerator. It won't do any good to tell you how long the shelf-life is because they'll be gone before you know it.