If you have a dog, you know the look you get when yummy smells and crinkly packages happen in your kitchen. Throw bacon into that mixture and you've got a recipe for giant, sparkling eyes looking at you dejectedly, begging for a treat. Will a boxed biscuit cut it on a holiday such as this?
I knew I wanted to try something for the furry family members this Thanksgiving, but because I am also making shaved brussel sprouts with bacon and a extra rich chocolate cake, I also knew I wanted to keep it simple. I found a recipe that met my criteria: five ingredients I already have, fast from start to finish, and fun.
I have a great collection of weird, old cookie cutters, and I was elated when I discovered what I believe to be the perfect shape for a dog treat. If you've ever seen the movie UP, maybe you will agree:
Hopefully my furry friends appreciate my sense of humor...
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Based on a recipe from The Curious Country Cook
Yield: Varies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 3 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 3 tbsp water, room temperature
Preheat your oven to 350º.
Put all of your ingredients into a bowl. Using either a stand mixer or a hand held mixer, combine your ingredients until crumbly. Dump dough onto a floured surface and form into a ball.
Put all of your ingredients into a bowl. Using either a stand mixer or a hand held mixer, combine your ingredients until crumbly. Dump dough onto a floured surface and form into a ball.
Roll your dough to about 1/4" thick and use your cookie cutter(s) to cut out your cookies!
Cut out as many shapes as you can and put them onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Bake these bad-boys for about 18 minutes.
I believe in trying a pinch of dough, just to make sure you're on the right track, so I enlisted some help.
Dog approved!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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