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 :)