Banana-Carrot Dog Cookies

I have been pouting on New Year's Eve because I had to work and my hubby has to work a double :/ However, I decided to do something I enjoy, which is baking dog treats!

Ingredients:
1 old banana that no one is going to eat
large handful of baby carrots
big glob of creamy peanut butter (big glob=1/2 Cup?)
1 large egg
some flaxseed
little bit of cinnamon (not too much!)
whole wheat white flour (enough to create a nice dough)
a handful of dog kibble (I used a free sample I randomly got in the mail of Rachael Ray's Just 6 dog kibble)

Directions:
1. Boil the carrots for quite awhile. They don't have to be mushy, but at least a little bit softer in order to blend them up in the blender.
2. In a blender, blend together the carrots, banana, egg, and peanut butter. Add some of the water used to boil the carrots. It should look like an orange-cream milkshake when all blended together. Yumm. Do not get confused and try it! Eww.
3. Glop the orange-cream-milkshake stuff into a large bowl and add the flaxseed, cinnamon, and flour to make a nice dough to work with.
4. Put the ball of dough on some plastic wrap, wrap up, and stow it in the freezer for a little while to allow it to cool down and become less sticky. Make some human treats while you're waiting! I did banana walnut muffins for breakfast in the morning :)
5. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Cut out shapes and place on greased baking sheet. Place a piece of kibble in the middle of each piece.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 25 min. Let them dry out for a few hours. Store in an airtight container.

Some ingredients

Boiling carrots

Treats!

Mixture

Banana Molasses Dog Cookies

Ingredients:
banana, mashed
eggs
ground ginger
evaporated milk
molasses
brown rice, ground
baking powder
flour
water
salt


Directions:
Mix all wet ingredients and then slowly add dry. Drop small spoonfuls onto buttered baking sheet. Flatten with fork, and Bake at 350 for 20 minutes then let dry out in oven once turned off.

These smell delicious and they look like small peanut butter cookies. The dogs were in the kitchen the whole time I was baking :)
 

Everyday Holiday Dog Cookies

I made a rather large batch of these doggie cookies in order to freeze some and have them last awhile. They are good for everyday treat use because I did not add too much of each spice. Also use less than 1/4 C. of the brown sugar. It's just for taste not for diabetes! :)

Ingredients:
All purpose Flour
Oats, ground to flour in a blender
Vegetable Shortening
Eggs
Ground Ginger
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Cloves
Brown Sugar  or Molasses

Water

Food Coloring (optional)

Directions:
*Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well.
*Melt the shortening in a bowl ( be careful not too long or it will start a fire)
*Add the other wet ingredients to the shortening (including brown sugar) and mix together well with a mixer.
*Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients while mixing with a mixer.
*Plop the dough onto some plastic wrap and chill for a half hour or so.
*Roll out on a floured surface and cut shapes. I just have bone and heart small cookie cutters, but if you have          holiday themed cutters those would be even cuter!
*Butter the baking pan and lightly brush melted butter on top of the dog cookies.
*Bake at 350 F. for 35 minutes or until hard to the touch.

TIP: (I used about 5-6 C. of flour and oats, which yielded about 300 small dog cookies! I froze half of them and put the rest in the treat jar.)


TIP: (Remember the spices above are great to use, especially Ginger (aids digestion and works as an anxiolitic), but nutmeg is one spice that is toxic to dogs so do not use that holiday spice!) You can be somewhat liberal with the ginger, but don't add any more than 1/4 tsp. of the cinnamon and cloves. These are great, but too much will make your doggies butt burn :)