Here’s another one of those easy peanut butter dog treat recipes. And they can be made in a pinch since all 5 of these ingredients are ones that are usually on hand.
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 TBSP baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (smooth only, please)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oats
Directions:
Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees and lightly greasing a baking or pizza pan.
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder and oats. Once that’s mixed, add the peanut butter and milk. Stir it together until a dough forms.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead it and then roll it out until it’s about a 1/4″ thick. Break out your cute bone-shaped cookie cutters or a pizza cutter and cut the dough into the desired size and shape.
Bake those on the lightly greased baking pan and cook for about 20 minutes or until they’re golden brown.
Once cool, let your favorite pup enjoy before storing them in an airtight jar (or resealable freezer bag).
Hey this is an awesome site! Keep it up
I would suggest to post more on “summer treats” like to cool your dog off on a hot summer day.
I think I might try it! =)
My dog loves the filled hoofs, but really just eats the filling, do you have a recipe that I could refill them with?
I have a ton of hoofs floating around the house..
Thank you,
Rachel
Perfect, easy recipe! And a great project to do with a toddler, since it was okay if she put the spoon on the floor or pet the dog while cutting out treats. Thanks!
my lab just loves these doggie biscuts!
Made these this morning, except didn’t have oatmeal. I substituted flour for the oatmeal and it worked great! Dogs love them!!!
I’m so glad that I stumbled across your site. I can’t wait to try this recipe out. I do have a question though.
Since peanut butter is fattening, would it hurt if I used low-fat or non-fat peanut butter for the recipe? I just want to make sure it’ll bake properly.
Thanks!
@Jennifer, these shouldn’t fatten your pooch up if you don’t go overboard on the “treating”. As you can imagine, my main man, Sam, gets a few too many most days, so I look for ways to make the ingredients a bit less fattening, too.
This recipe turned out fine for me when I’ve used lowfat peanut butter. I tried using “natural” once and it was a bit of a disaster. I think the problem there was that the natural likes to separate, so the consistency was off.
Hope your dog loves them!
These are great!! They smell realy good! Super easy, i can not belive how easy these are!! Very quick cleanup! I am baking them right now! I hope my pup enjoys them!!
Thank a bunch!!
Abigal
I love how simple this recipe is, and I would love to try it out. However, I do not have whole wheat flour. How much of a difference will it make if I use a different flour?
@Kally – I’ve made them with white flour, too. There won’t be as many nutrients or fiber, but the recipe still works.
The difference will be in the texture. Thankfully, the really great thing about cooking for dogs is that they don’t judge
I have a feeling your dog will love them all the same.
Hope you enjoy making them!
Thank you very much, you are very helpful!
My little dog loves these treats. My granddogs love them too.
Awesome recipe! My doggies love em! Thanks a bunch!
I’m making these tonight, but was wondering how long they’ll last? Can we freeze them like human cookies?
@Andrea – I’m glad you’re giving them a try! They really are super easy.
For homemade treats that contain ingredients that need to be refrigerated (for instance, meat), I store them in an airtight container in the fridge. Ziploc baggies work, too. I find that they keep for a good 2 weeks that way.
You can also freeze the baked treats or even the dough to defrost and use later.
My boy, Sam, even likes them straight out of the freezer. No defrost necessary!
AWESOME!!!!
About how many bones will this recipe make? Is the consistency the same if it’s doubled?
This recipe sounds great. I’m going to make some tonight with my kids. I’ll be sending them to a friend. Her dog was attacked and severely injured and I want to cheer up both of them. I just didn’t want to spend the $$$ on local gourmet dog treats. I’ll be including the recipe and web address with the package. Thanks so much!
I made a batch of these earlier today for my three dogs, and have been giving a few out as samples to see if other’s like them as well. Needless to say, my stock is almost gone and my dogs keep following me to the kitchen. I think they want more!! Thank you, thank you for such a wonderful idea. I know what goes in these so I know what my dogs are eating. I am going to have to make more and might even consider going into the dog treat business. Great idea….thanks again!!!
@Alison – You shouldn’t have any problems when doubling the recipe.
How many will the recipe make? At the risk of sounding way too vague, it all depends on how big you make them.
@Missy – I’m so sorry to hear about your friend’s dog! I think a batch of homemade dog treats will be the perfect gift. You’re a super thoughtful friend.
On a side note, Missy’s gift idea would be perfect for Christmas, too. Inexpensive, thoughtful and great for the dog lover who has everything!
@Laura – Dogs really do love these! People always ask me how long they keep for, but I have trouble answering since they never sit around long enough to go bad. LOL
The doggy daycare in my neighborhood sells homemade treats and they hardly ever have any in stock. Starting your own business baking treats is a wonderful idea. I’m sure the pet shops, vet offices and doggy daycares in your area would love to have something special like that to sell. Good luck and have fun!
I am excited to try this recipe out!! I was wondering if there was a simple icing that i could put on top of the cookies once they are out of the oven to decorate them up a little bit.
@Ashley – I’m excited that you’re trying them! I think you’ll enjoy making them.
Here’s a link to my icing recipe: http://www.dogtreatrecipes.org/doggie-icing.html
You may not keep cream cheese on hand, so here’s another idea:
Melt a little peanut butter in the microwave until it’s softened, but not boiling. Spoon it into the corner of a sandwich bag/ziploc. Snip off the bag’s corner and drizzle/squeeze onto the treat. Note: Let the peanut butter cool down before feeding it your pup. It gets kinda messy otherwise!
Have fun and thanks for stopping by!
I thought that milk is bad for dogs?
@Samatha – I think it’s a common misconception that milk is bad for dogs. My dog suffers from quite a few different food allergies, but is unaffected by milk, ice cream, yogurt, etc… Just as some people are lactose-intolerant, the same can be true for dogs.
This is a good article on the subject, if you want to learn more: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-feeding-tips/dogs-milk-dairy-products/
will the peanut butter give my dogs diarreha?
@Albert – Sam gets peanut butter treats all the time and his belly tolerates it with no upset. Shoot, I’ve even been known to give him a teaspoon straight from the jar with pills hidden inside and have never had a problem.
That being said, each dog is different. If your dog has had problems digesting peanut butter in the past, then I say skip this one and try another recipe.
Milk contains lactose and dogs are lactose intolerant, would it be okay if dogs eat it then? Is using lactose-free milk a better choice?
the milk is cooked so it should be fine
I had a Yorkie for 19 years and she drank a little bowl of milk every morning of her life. Now I have a 5 yr old Yorkie and she drinks a small bowl of milk every morning since she was born . Both dogs would get really upset if they never got their milk in the morning and they never had any problems at all.
@Cheryl – I’ve been asked this before and don’t really have a better response than the one I gave, so I’ve pasted it below:
“I think it’s a common misconception that milk is bad for dogs. My dog suffers from quite a few different food allergies, but is unaffected by milk, ice cream, yogurt, etc… Just as some people are lactose-intolerant, the same can be true for dogs.
This is a good article on the subject, if you want to learn more: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-feeding-tips/dogs-milk-dairy-products/”
I hope that helps!
What a great recipe! My dog went crazy for them! My neighbor even asked for my recipe! Great job! thanks so much!
Just had to say thank you for this recipe. Wow, super easy and so much fun. My Fur Children went nuts and I felt like a better mama knowing what I was really giving them. I made a ton for all my Fur Nephews and Fur Neices for Christmas this year, so needless to say I am the Bomb Auntie,LOL. I shared this recipe with a friend also so we’ll see how her babie liked it. Again, thank you and I really appreciated all your comments you left answering every one’s questions as those where the same ones that I had. Do you have a Website or something where we can go and get more recipes for our babies? I would definetly try any others you list.
@Ashley,
You can also go to your local natural food store and possibly even a ‘Kroger’ store (depending on where you live, in the NW we have Fred Meyers) and you can buy Carob Chips that you can melt down and drizzle on the cookies as well. I would recommend getting a fabric frosting bag from a cake supply shop for this though as the carob will be much warmer than the peanut butter.
My dog to INSANE for carob, to dogs it taste like chocolate but without the harmful compounds like caffeine. (most dog treats that look like they have chocolate frosting, or the fancy ones that look like people cookies use carob as the frosting.) and if you don’t want to mess with a frosting bag you can always just use a spoon and smooth it with the back if you aren’t picky on how pretty they are!
made one batch in big squares (don’t have cookie cutters yet!) The other I made in to little balls for my parents dog!
The dogs love them, I also enjoy them. lol.
These are great my three little Shih Tzu’s go insane for these. I usually end up making a between 130 to 180 depending on how thick I make them. Thank you so much for this recipe. I will be sure to share it with all of my doggy lover friends!
Life is not worth living without the love of an animal…….
Oh yes someone had a great idea about treats for the hot summer days……do you have any recipes for that?
I’m glad your dogs are loving these! I love hearing that!
@Dayna – Thanks for the tip!
@Red – Frozen treats are super easy and a great idea for warm weather (or if you live in the South like me, all year long!). Below are links to my favorite frozen treat recipes:
http://www.dogtreatrecipes.org/frozen-chicken-treats.html
http://www.dogtreatrecipes.org/dog-treats-yogurt-frozen.html
http://www.dogtreatrecipes.org/yogurt-peanut-butter.html
Enjoy!
I made these for my sweet yellow lab, Max, on his 11th birthday. Each time we asked if he was hungry he would come and stare at his bag of cookies. We will be making these regularly! Thanks for a super easy recipe!
These sound very delicious! One question: does the recipe call for uncooked oats, or cooked oatmeal?
I do not have any animals as I do not have the time to devote to them, but all my neighbors and friends do. I made several of your recipes and they were a hit. I am always asked how long they can store the treats? For this I do not have an answer. My basic answer is they are fresh no preservatives, so store them as long as you would the fresh food you would eat. Does that sound logical, or misleading?
@Laura – It’s fun to bake treats, isn’t it? I like to think of it as satisfying my urge to bake without all the extra calories that come with having a big batch of people treats around. LOL
Your response to their question is right on. I’m about to totally revamp this site and moving forward, I’m going to be sure to include how long specific recipes will keep.
I find that the really moist treats (muffins, cookies, etc…) keep for about a week or so without refrigeration. Dry, crunchy biscuits, about 2 weeks. In the fridge, everything keeps longer.
If you’re delivering large batches to friends and neighbors, you can also let them know that they can be stored in the freezer for months at a time. They can just take out what’s needed for the week and let them thaw in the fridge.
Hope that helps!
Monique
My daughter and I were wanting to make some doggy treats for her four legged cousins. We live on the west coast and they live on the east coast. Do you think this recipe would mail well and still be safe for the dogs to eat when they arrived? I would ship them priority mail, and it usually takes 2-3 days to get to their houses. Thanks!
@Susan – I think you guys will have a lot of fun making these. These treats will travel well, for sure. Once they get there, they’ll be fresh for about a week and a half or so.
This recipe makes a really dry, crunchy biscuit that would be perfect for a care package: http://www.dogtreatrecipes.org/crunchy-honey-cinnamon-dog-biscuits.html I’ve actually got a batch on my counter right now. They’re at 12 days and counting and will keep for another couple of weeks or more.
Have fun!
i just finished my first batch and my dog love them so much, they are going crazy for them. thank you!
Hi. My neice gave me this recipe early in the summer. I have made two batches so far. Our furball barks and goes to the pantry where she knows they are stored. We were away on vacation for 2 weeks and the supply was GONE. (I keep 15 or so in the pantry and the rest in the freezer until I need more) She has been barking AT THE OVEN for days. Guess I’d better get going and make more ASAP ! Will be trying other recipes as well. Thanks for sharing.
I just made these tonight! I have 3 small dogs and they all lived these treats. I used Jiff natural peanut butter and it worked well. Thank you so much for the recipe
I am gonna try this recipe.
I see you were asked once about this and there was no response, is it just uncooked oats or cooked oatmeal? I would love to try these but I want to make sure it is just oats and not “oatmeal”. Thanks
Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Sue! It’s oats. I just changed the recipe to clarify.