I love my dogs so much I can barely express it. Everyday I look at those little monsters and just want to snuggle them all over! When I’m sad they make me happy and when I’m happy, well they make me even happier! Ok so having dogs means lots of cleaning, tons of pawprints on sparkling floors, and unintentionally eating dog hairs, but they’re well worth the extra work and the added seasoning.
I don’t know if everyone’s pups are like this, but mine LOVE it when I cook. They attach themselves to my heels and sit expectantly under foot as I try to put something together. My dogs know me really well and they know that if I’m cooking something then I will eventually drop something on the floor that they can immediately snatch up.
Vacuum # 1
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Vacuum # 2
Don’t you just love their expectant little faces.
What exactly are they expecting? Dog treats of course! Some delicious home made dog treats. I love to bake treats for my dogs, especially because they almost always love everything I make them. One way to make sure they definitely like whatever I whip up is to include peanut butter in the mix. Much like every other creature in the universe my dogs
L
O
V
E
peanut butter. Coat rocks in the stuff and they’d down them in seconds… hey even I might for the right PB. Enough about me and back to the pups. These cookies are probably their favorites and if your dogs are anything like mine soon they’ll be their favorites too!
What you need…
2 cups Whole wheat flour
1 TBSP Baking powder
1 cup Smooth peanut butter
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Oatmeal
Banana chips or Bacon bits (optional)
Start by preheating your oven to 375 F and prepping your cookie sheet (ie silpat, parchment paper, light grease whatever you like). Next mix your dry ingredients together in a bowl. Slowly stir in peanut butter and milk until a dough forms. Turn the dough out on a flowered surface roll it flat and cut in to desired shapes. I love to use a heart or dog bone shaped cookie cutter, but circles or squares are cool too. If you want to add something extra to your dog cookies then press a few banana chips or bacon bits on top of them before baking. Transfer the shapes to your prepared pan and just pop them in the oven! Bake until golden (about 20 minutes), cool, and serve. Your dogs will thank you!
