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Love to bake, hate the calories? Then consider adopting the holiday tradition I started several years ago ... Bake cookies for your dog (and doggy friends) instead! I used to fill the kitchen with dozens of batches of holiday cookies, breads and fudge, but anymore I hate to do that because then I simply have to taste everything! So, I started baking cookies for my four-legged companion and not only is she getting very healthy treats which she adores, it’s more cost effective then buying expensive 'designer' boxes of dog cookies and I still get the same enjoyment out of holiday baking! Over the years I've developed a couple of dog cookie recipes that both my dog and all of my friend's dogs simply love...
I thought I'd share one with you ... Peanut Butter, Pumpkin & Turkey Bacon Dog Cookies 2 cups whole-wheat flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup natural peanut butter (I buy Organic at Trader Joe's) 1 cup 1% milk 1/4 cup crumbled, cooked Turkey Bacon 3/4 cup of Pumpkin filling 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
I found it necessary to make the dough then wrap it in saran wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator overnight. This makes it easier to roll. If you don't do this, the dough is very sticky and unmanageable. I also use parchment paper on the cookies sheets to make less mess and give stick-free lift off. I like to make 4 batches of these and 4 batches of another kind at one time. It works well to make all the dough one day and then the next day, roll and bake the cookies. It feels like less work and I get a supply that lasts one dog more than 2-months. After they cool, I package a week’s worth at a time in quart-size freezer bags and store in the freezer. Take a week’s worth out at a time and thaw. My dog loves it and I know she is getting treats that are healthy and made with love. I also make a Ginger, Molasses Cookie with Blueberries & Nuts that she loves; perhaps I'll share that recipe one day. I bake cookies year around for her and it’s a cost effective way to get wholesome goodies for a four-legged companion you love. Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Baking!
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Doreen Erhardt
As a pet lover, a pet mother and the owner of PAWSitively PETrageous it seems only logical that I offer a place where we can chat about our furred and feathered kids without being taken away in a white jacket! Archives
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