April 29th
2009
Let me be upfront: these cookies may not become YOUR favorites. They do have a very subtle hint of peanut butter, but that’s about it. They definitely lack salt. Oh, and they are on the very crunchy end (read: almost rock hard). Now when I tell you that I’ve received unconditional love in return, got my toes and fingers licked as a sign of utter appreciation, would you believe me?
Our semi-adopted dog Jackson simply loves these treats. They have an excellent ROI, throw in less than 20 minutes of work in the kitchen you have your best friend on four paws following you wherever you go. The downside is, now he’s starting to ignore store bought dog biscuits…
You don’t own a dog? Well, then these treats make a great gift for your dog-owning friends. They might think you’re a bit crazy though (…yeah, well, she’s a nice girl ALTHOUGH she bakes for dogs…), but only until they see how easy it is to ‘alienate’ their dog’s affection with these little bites. Seriously, I haven’t seen Jackson this fixated on something edible before. Besides ice cubes and celery.
(Click on the picture below for more impressions of Jackson)
Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°Fahrenheit). Combine flour, wheat germ and rolled oats in a large bowl. Mix together milk, the egg and peanut butter in a separate bowl using a whisk or handheld blender. (If your dog reacts sensitive to milk, you can substitute water, Janine Adams, author of the Dog Biscuits Cookbook suggests.)
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir with a spoon until the dough comes together nicely. Add more flour by the tablespoon if still too wet, then roll out on a floured wooden board until 0,5 cm thick (0,2 inch).
Cut out your desired cookie shapes. I prefer tiny round buttons, because they make great everyday treats you can easily stuff in your trousers pocket when going for a dog walk. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake on the middle level for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on the tray and keep in an airtight container for some weeks.
Jackson's favorite dog treats
Recipe Source: adapted from Dog Biscuits Cookbook, Janine Adams, p.25
Prep time: ~20 min., baking ~30 min.
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Ingredients (yields about 2 baking trays):
150g all-purpose flour (unbleached), plus more for handling the dough
65g wheat germ
50g old-fashioned rolled oats
125ml milk (1,5%)
1 egg (medium)
65g natural peanut butter (no sugar, no additives)
Für den Hund meiner Mütter müsstest Du dann aber noch eine Schinkenfüllung einbauen, oder man könnte sie als Grissini in frischgehacktes Fleisch tunken?......
Witzige Sache, echt schrill und somit wirst Du der Darling eines jeden Hundebesitzers.....
Oh my, that is a cute dog! I would bake for him, too! And he likes celery? Dogs sometimes have remarkable food cravings! What reminds me of my own dog. She liked redcurrants and picked the fruits with a pursed snout carefully from the stalks... (R.I.P., Julchen.)
Who doesn't love cookies? Love that you're sharing the love with our furry friends!
I always love the look on my boyfriends face when he comes home to a house smelling like peanut butter cookies. I can usually get hime to take out the trash and do a few other small chores before he realizes the cookies are for the dog!!
Great idea! The bone cookie cutter is especially cute. And your dog, too!
I'm sure our Airdale Terrier Samy would love these! We usually stuff her Kong with cookies and peanut butter and she goes mad!
terrific photos of jackson!!
i used to bake peanut butter cookies for my beloved dog (a black lab, she died 1 1/2 years ago), too...
i love the picture number nine!!! (and it remembers me of "number nine, number nine,..." of the beatles white album...)
such a handsome young man! love the leaves photos....& the recipe will be tried out on charlsie.
my friend will love this, she adores peanut butter. heh
Food is love. Regardless of who the recipient is! It's why I'm at a culinary school student.
Cheers!
Awww, this is so cute! I want to get a dog so that I can be the coolest owner ever and make my own cookies for them.
These sound just wonderful and I know my little one would love them, but could you please convert this to cups instead of g and ml? I just have a terrible time doing it right! Always mess it up! Thanks so much.
I'm up with my little Schnauzer right now - he has seizures and just had 7 in a tad under an hour. He loves it when we go to "work" so he's in his window and here I am checking my favorite blogs. Think I'll go make cookies. Thanks for this recipe & Max says WOOF!
What a sweetie! Is he part jack russel? I have a beagle/jack russel mix and she has lots of energy! Im sure she would love these snacks!
was fuer eine idee! danke! unsere labrador huendin arisu wird sich sooooo freuen.
Oh! Angel (our blue Staffie) would love me if I gave her these - she's certainly a peanut butter addict!
Hallo Nicky, ich weiß, wie schwer es ist, Hunde gut zu fotografieren, vor allem in der Bewegung. Deine Fotos sind in dieser Hinsicht die schönsten, die ich seit langem gesehen habe!!! (Wundert mich aber nicht, Du bist eine wirklich großartige Fotografin). Herzliche Grüße an Dich und Jackson von Angelika und Gino
Jackson seems to be a wonderful little man. Love the photos! Most of all number 9 ;)
Jackson is beautiful. And the photographs of the biscuits are beautiful. I don't think any of my biscuits ever looked that good! Thanks for the shout out for You Bake 'Em Dog Biscuits.
Janine
I like this idea for our doggy friends. I'll try it for my lab, Jersey.
I recently purchased Toulouse-Lautrec's cookbook, The Art of Cuisine, and I'm going to unabashedly ask you to come over to my blog and see the first meal I adapted for modern use.
Hallo Nicole, verrätst du (soweit du es noch weißt) mit welchem Objekiv und welcher Camera du diese wunderbaren doggy-pics gemacht hast? Vielen Dank! liebe grüße aus Dresden!
I vote that Jackson have his own column here on DD from now on. He is a bit of a trend setter...oops, I mean trend terrier. I've seen some of his other work as a Cover Dog, so I know that he has great taste in both food AND fashion. And now he's been caught licking fingers and toes? Sounds like he has become quite the ladies' man (dog?) as well.
Hallo Marit, hmmm, nicht mehr ganz einfach nachzuvollziehen, da die Bilder über einen längeren Zeitraum gemacht wurden und nicht mehr alle im Raw-Format vorliegen, aber unsere meistverwendetsten Objektive für draußen sind 50mm (1.4), 70-200mm (2.8) und 85mm (1.8), alle von Nikon. Auch die Kameras haben sich geändert, ich nehme am liebsten immernoch die D 70s, Oliver ist von der D 200 mittlerweile auf die D 700 umgestiegen.
wirklich ein traum-hunde-bild-par-excellence
You are such a wonderful "dog-mum" - I have never met anyone before, who made dog-bisquits on his own.
this looks so good. the photos are amazing and its all so yummy! i dont think my cookies ever looked so good
At first I was like, wow, I would love to eat those beautiful cookies, and then I saw the bone shapes, and the adorable doggy and thought "I'd still eat 'em" :)
I'm still waiting for the scones recipe. I'm sure it doesn't need more testing. And we are HUNGRY!!! Erika :-)
EDIT Nicky: Email and post are on their way... actually I'm having one right now. WITH clotted cream... ;) YUM!
Aw, how cute *g*
So happy you posted this, we have two furry families in our home, one is a puppy... oh she is surely a monster that would just nibble and nibble away on these luscious treats.
I had to do a double take when I saw those cookies and read the description. They look and sound just like "Bubbie Cookies", cookies my grandmother baked and sent to us in the mail (in a shoebox) several times a year. They are thick poppyseed cookies, not too sweet and hard as a hockey puck. They stay in a low oven (about 275) for about 90 minutes. You sort of suck on them or dip them in tea. Our family loves them.
These look yummy (or will, at least, to my two airedales). One is sensitive to wheat; I'm going to try substituting some yam flour I've got hanging around here. I thank you and Crispin and Dinah thank you!
Gorgeous picture of Jackson! What a doll! Our dog has no such discretion - she loves anyone who feeds her anything at all!