Peanut Butter Dog Treats
I usually groan every time I go to PetSmart and look at the price of the “good” dog treats. I mean, buying the “cheap” ones isn’t an option because my dog is a little king and is spoiled rotten. He should get the Snickers of doggie goodies, right? However, I thought it might be fun to try to make some homemade dog treats to see how Einstein likes them. I mean, why should my baking serve just the humans in the house? Einy should reap some benefits as well!
I was going to make some beef-flavored treats, but I thought that Einstein would enjoy peanut butter better since he DOES go crazy for some good PB. These were incredibly easy to make and even more fun since I found a dog-bone shaped cookie cutter in my big set! I ended up with almost 30 treats.
Peanut Butter Doggie Bones
Ingredients:
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup low-fat milk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to dry, and mix well.
Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container.
The judge’s verdict:
“Can I PLEASE eat them ALL???”
Peanut Butter Doggie Bones
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) whole-wheat flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup (258 g) natural peanut butter
- 1 cup (236 ml) low-fat milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to dry, and mix well.
- Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out shapes. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container.
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You might not think much of them unless you’re cooking, but, both baking powder and baking soda are incredibly poisonous to dogs. Baking soda is dangerous for dogs because it’s a leavening agent. When mixed with an acidic substance and heat, baking soda and baking powder become extremely hazardous.
its really easy to make i made and my dog will love it
I make these every week for my dogs …they love them!! and one of my dogs has a sensitive stomach. it works out great
Why does this recipe call for a Tablespoon of baking powder. Â I made these and tasted them. They tasted salty to me. I’ve read baking powder and/or soda was not good for dogs. Even toxic in some cases. I’m wondering if I should throw them out. Why wouldn’t a lesser amount work?
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Debbie
Mad these at ten years old for my sick dog Marshmellow. She loved them, and so did my other dog Moutain girl. This is also a good recipe because the ingredients are stuff you can find around the house!
I love cooking and baking I made these and my dog loved them . Alexa
I made these today and they came out perfectly – exactly as pictured. My little dachshund loved them – sharing with friends too! Can add this recipe to my holiday turkey and sweet potatoe treats!! I like making my own treats – and they are really easy! Thanks for the recipe!
This seems like a well thought out recipe, but all of you should know that wheat is one of the number one causes of allergic reaction in dogs and cats. They can’t digest wheat or corn as well as humans can. Wheat is very cheap for the manufacturer which allows them to use less real meat in their dog foods. I would personally recommend a wheat free dog treat option, or substitute wheat flour with other flours, such as; garbanzo bean flour, potato flour, rice flour, ect.
– Brianna
Just made these with my girls…so easy! We tried another recipe that came out horrible so I tried this one….thank you!!
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Please tell me how to get the gluten flour to form a “ball” to roll. It is alway a sticky gooey mess! I am using Namaste Gluten Free Blend.
Is creamy peanut butter ok?
Absolutely!
what type of peanut butter do you use? Fresh ground nAtural or a jarred version
Hi Jan, A regular jarred peanut butter (like Skippy or JIF) – natural peanut butter has too much oil for baking recipe.
I just made these for my dog, for her birthday she has a weak stomach and these biscuits work for her, thank you for the recipe, my cat stole one and loved it to.
If baking powder is toxic to dogs then can we substitute it with a spoonful of natural yoghurt and let the dough rise a little before rolling out the cookies for baking, would it work ?
Hi Nirmala, I would just omit it, no need to try to let it rise due to yogurt.
I’m so glad to come across these and I will make them, but it’s the dog that caught my eye. Is Einstein a Golden Doodle because he looks like my Schnitzel? :)
Hi Cindy, Einstein is a full-bred Golden Retriever :)
Can you use whole wheat pastry flour instead?
Hi Ellen, I think that would be fine; it might result in a finer texture.
can you use anything else as a substitute for peanut butter?
Hi Crystal, Any other type of nut butter that is okay for your dog should work fine.
I’ve been looking for some good recipes for dog treats. Thanks for sharing. Since we don’t feed our dogs wheat products, I’m going to figure out how to make them Gluten free…if at all possible.
I am going to make these for my dog Lady,She is absolutely greedy about Treats.
Love the picture of Einstien,Lady will probably be like that for them to. Thanks for posting. :-)
We don’t have a dog. I’m making these for my family. I may even make some with cocoa powder added. LOL
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My iggy just loved his treat. Thank you for such an easy for me and tasty treat for him!
I just used your recipe for the first time and my Fur Kids love them!!! I doubled the recipe and managed to get 6 dozen cookies, now mind you I made small round cookies. This saves me a ton of money with 3 dogs and I love that I know exactly whats in them. I will never buy cookies again for my Fur Kids, thanks for sharing this great recipe!
When making these gluten free I add 1/2 tsp of xanathum gum to each cup of rice flour to help the treats keep their depths. Our lab Gus just loves these treats.
My furbaby has a wheat allergy. Can I substitute brown rice flour and if so do I use same measurements?
Hi Kim, Yes and yes!
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look cute but rule of thumb for dogs: No Corn, No Wheat, No Soy and no baking powder or baking soda. You should be able to use a gluten free flour and I ‘m pretty sure you can 86 the agent to make them rise. Just no need.
I made these tonight for our babysitters dog, I am sure he will love!
Made a bunch of these to give to my family members dogs for Christmas and as I started making them my lab Hunter rain to the kitchen and started sniffing up a storm. He never comes in the kitchen because he knows hes not allowed, but slowly kept itching his way in closer and closer :-). I let him taste test the first batch and needless to say they are a HUGE hit.
Thanks so much for this recipe! Our dog just loves them! I made some for all the dogs in the family, and am planning on giving them as Christmas presents. Thanks again!
I made these for my dog today and she ended up getting up on the counter and eating half of them without me noticing! They were supposed to be her Christmas present.
Love making these! Just got a set of dog bone cookie cutters, and they look so amazing when cut out to look like dog treats! Amazing gifts for dog-owning friends!
I made these and gave them to my friends and neighbors dogs for Christmas. Everyone has raved at how much their dogs love them! I love how easy they are to make.
Don’t you think you should remove the baking powder from the recipe. I found your site through Pinterest. Most people aren’t going to read the comments that say baking powder is poisonous to dogs. I googled it and it is poisonous. Maybe the amount in these bones would not hurt most dogs, but it could cause illness in small dogs
Hi Vickie, Baking soda and powder are poisonous to dogs if swallowed in their raw state, in large quantities. A small amount that has been baked into a final product is not harmful. You can omit it from this recipe if you’d feel better about it.
Thanks so much for this recipe! My boyfriend and I played Santa Paws today and made these for the dogs of my neighborhood. It is safe to say that they all loved them! :)
I’m sorry, but I thought wheat wasn’t good for dogs…
I’m really wanting to make these for my two Shih Tzu dog, but I want to make sure all the ingredients are healthy first.
My husky, Aspen, LOVES these!! I have a batch cooking right now and she is laying on the floor right in front of the oven waiting for them! Thanks for the idea.
I keep meaning to make my dogs their own baked treats…but I just havent gotten to it yet. I should just do it because I know my dogs would love them!
I just made these tonight to test them out.. and my dog Harper loves them!! I’m making them as little Christmas gifts in Mason Jars with Chalkboard labels. So awesome Thanks for the recipe!! So easy!
Thanks for the peanut butter biscuit recipe. I’ve been making my own dog biscuits for about 10 years … each new variety has to be approved by my pooch!! Aside from the fact that my dog is my taste tester and is a bit spoiled by always having a supply of homemade biscuits on hand, I also make biscuits when there’s a new puppy in the family or for Christmas or other special occasions. There are many recipes online that you could also try (most include oatmeal, cornmeal, margarine or oil, wheat flour–which I mix with white flour–and bouillion–none of the recipes I’ve used contain baking soda. HINT: Keep baked biscuits in oven overnight to make crispy, crunchy biscuits.).
Sorry to ruin your recipe again but milk gives your dog indigestion and baking powder is highly toxic.
It is my understanding that if raw, unbaked baking soda or powder is ingested by dogs it can cause problems, but that dogs eating something that has been baked with either leavening agent is not an issue.
As for milk, same thing – you don’t want your dogs to drink milk or eat a bowl of ice cream or a hunk of cheese, but a small amount baked into a recipe isn’t going to cause problems unless the dog has an allergy.
It has been brought up that baking powder is toxic for dogs.
It bears mentioning that flour (gluten specifically) is not good for many dogs. I always substitute flour with brown rice flour or ground flax seed or coconut flour or any combination of the three. Gluten intolerance has been definitively diagnosed in the Irish Setter but not in many other breeds of dogs. Dogs, like humans and other animals, can develop a sensitivity or allergy to it gradually through repeat exposure or as an acute reaction to a single exposure. Gluten allergy causes the inflammation and destruction of the interior of the small intestine, thus preventing nutrients and vitamins from being properly absorbed. Moreover, gluten irritates the large intestine, causing colitis, which results in bowel problems.
Best dog treat recipie I have tried yet. I have tried making these with and without baking powder and baking powder doesn’t seem to make much of a difference so if you’re worried it will harm your dog then don’t use it. I also added 4oz of applesauce with the recipie and only cooked them for 15 mins. They come out nice and soft and my chihuahua just loves them!
My vet told me that one of the best things to give my “children with paws” as treats are peanut butter on toast. Cheaper and MUCH MORE healthier than the store bought duck or chicken treats. This looks to be a great alternative and I can’t wait to try it!!!!!! BTW, if anyone has bought chicken treats, make sure they were not made in China…this made my dogs sick and when I researched it on the Internet, I discovered that this treat has been the blame for kidney failure and death in dogs.
Making them today! :) How many does it make?
oops. Never mind!
I just made these for my golden retriever Cooper- he LOVED them!!!!
Gonna make these for my labrador retriever, Lady!!!! Do they work without baking soda/powder? Look great!!!!!
Yes, they should work without, will just be a little thinner. I hope Lady enjoys them! (that was the name of my first dog as a kid!)
Thanks!!!!! How long do the stay fresh?
I’d say up to 5 days or so if you leave them at room temperature, but you can refrigerate them for a couple of weeks (I had a batch get moldy when left out on the counter for over a week.)
Thanks!
I took Jodie’s advice and added some applesauce. They came out nice and chewy. My chihuahua, Brandie, seemed to really enjoy these. Not to mention my house smells like peanut butter cookies. Awesome recipe. By far the best dog treat recipie I have tried (and trust me I’ve tried several).
OH MY GOODNESS!! I don’t believe this sight,it is wonderful!! I must become a member… I have a small dog and am very skeptic as to what is truly in the store bought cookies,treats and chews,this is wonderful as I can learn with your help how to make healthy treats that he will enjoy and truly benefit from..Thank you so much for being here!!!!
I’m a dog walker and decided to make some of this to bring along to work with me. I can’t tell you how much my dog clients loved them! They went nuts trying to get more after I put the bag away in my purse:)
I did leave out the baking soda and added 1/2 quick oats and they turned out just fine. I’ll be making several batches to give out to clients as Christmas gifts. Awesome recipe!
Thanks Nic for sharing your version. I was concerned about the baking soda/powder.
thanks for sharing your version I am going to try it for Lola. no baking powder
I can’t wait to make these for my dogs! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this treat! Stella was very happy! http://www.twentysomethingstella.com/2012/07/homemade-dog-treats.html
Is it alright for dogs to have almond milk in the recipe? Or can I replace the milk with water?
Hi Ashley, I think either would be an acceptable substitution (or even beef broth).
I have made these so many times already since the beginning of the year! I linked you up: http://www.risashoebox.com/blog/?p=1376. Sometimes I gotta kick the dogs out before they cause a flood in the kitchen…
I was wondering if I can replace the Milk for Greek Yogurt, my dogs stomach will not be able to handle the milk ?
Hi Noreen, I think that would work just fine. Hope the pups enjoy!
I have made these for my dogs twice now and they love them!!! I am going to make these from now on!!
I just made a batch for my pitbull Princess and as she always does she layed on the kitchen floor the whole time i was baking… she loved them :)
I have a recipe for dog/cat treats
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup corn meal
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 cup water… mix all the ingredients together except parmesan cheese.
knead dough until completely mixed, roll mixture into 3inch size pencil sticks
roll the sticks into parmesan cheese twist sticks 3-4 times bake at 350 for 25 mins
on a ungreased baking sheet.
Just made these for my two girls for Christmas morning :) They are both plotthound mixes. One is 16 months or so, the other is 3-5 years old (unknown as she was a rescue)
I omitted the baking powder since it is considered toxic to doggies – Instead, I added 1/2 cup of applesauce, a teaspoon or so of water and an extra dash of milk.
Both dogs love them!!!
I baked them for about 10 minutes or so.
Thanks for the recipe!!
These are awesome! I have made them for my families dogs and ours too. My doggie tested these and LOVED them. Thank you for posting. Rosie(our puppy) is giving this as Christmas presents to her doggie cousins :) I was able to make about 53 too! I did little Christmas trees for the holidays! Thanks again!
i am making these for all of the dogs in my family for Christmas… Molly (bluetick coonhound), Bella (italian greyhound), Sandy (yellow lab), Pritzie (maltipoo), Izzy (toy poodle), and Skeeter (italian greyhound). Molly is mine, and she is turning 1 on Jan. 3rd.
Any good recipes for a ‘doggy cake’ or something special?
Yes! I have a few:
Apple & Cheddar ‘Pupcakes’: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/01/14/apple-cheddar-pupcakes-for-einstein%e2%80%99s-4th-birthday/
Peanut Butter-Banana Doggie Cake: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/2008/01/13/happy-1st-birthday-einstein/
Peanut Butter-Carrot Doggie Cake: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/01/15/dog-birthday-cake/
Made These a couple of nights back. My Labrador just loves them! Wrapping up some for christmas for my family’s canine friends.
Thanx this is awesome
Wow! I can’t wait to bake these for my sweet furry friend. I LOVE the photo of Einstein with the paws on the counter. No way my dog would have that much restraint. They would all be gone in the blink of an eye! I bought a doggy recipe book awhile back but have only made one item from the book because all the recipes are complicated. These look so easy and simple to make. My Samba says thanks to Einstein’s mom for these tips!
these sound really good. I will make some for my Jazzi. Feel free to drop by her blog and say Hi!! Lots of dogs on the blogs would be interested in receipes.
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Looks great!! how long do they stay fresh??
Hi Kelly, I would say you could put them in the fridge and they’d last a couple of weeks.
I’m glad I found your recipe, I have 3 dogs and I want to make this for them but I just have a question. Can you use regular flour or it has to be whole-wheat?
Hi Maria, Yes you can use regular all-purpose flour, the whole wheat just makes them a little healthier ;-)
Such a cool idea…. I finally found a dog-biscuit shaped cookie cutter at a bake shop, so will be making these the weekend!
I made these treats over the weekend but modified the recipe some (took out the baking powder and added some other ingredients) and Rockwell (our Basset) loves them. Here is what I did…
Peanut Butter Doggie Cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 cup low-fat milk
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup carrot shreds chopped up
1/4 cup cheddar cheese chopped up
Mix all together. Place 1 teaspoon size balls on cookie sheet. Mash with fork (like you would a peanut butter cookie) Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. My dog likes his treats on the soft side so I took them out at about the ten minute mark.
Thanks so much for sharing your modified recipe! I am definitely going to make a batch of these for Einstein!
Yes – I thought that baking powder was not good to give dogs. Thank you for sharing this modified recipe!!
My vet said that wheat and dairy are also no-no’s for dogs.
Wheat and dairy aren’t bad for dogs, simply common allergens for them. You could probably find a gluten-free flour substitute and for the dairy do rice milk (a lot of dogs are also allergic to soy products).
My dogs, B and Albert, are chocolate labs that never miss the slight noise of a jar of peanutbutter being opened! They love these treats, and sit patiently hoping for a bite of the dough while I make them. Thanks for a great, simple recipe!
Made these for my pup and she absolutely loves them. Waits at the edge of the kitchen until they’re done!
Great blog, keeping me from working
What a great recipe. I profess to be a non-dog lover but find myself knitting sweaters for my son and dil’s French bulldog and he is a huge fan of peanut butter. These look like they would suit him just fine!
Hey, i heard baking powder is toxic to dogs
yes. baking powder is poisonous to dogs. it causes muscle spasms and in larger amounts causes heart failure. i dont really see why baking powder needs to be included in this recipe. with just milk, peanut butter and flour, the batter should be quite heavy and dense and unlikely to rise much anyway. even though its only a tablespoon and unlikely to cause damage to your pet, i would recommend not including baking powder in future batches or recipes for dogs.
I’d skin thr flour too. Grains really have no business being in dog food or treats.
Baking powder in large amounts is toxic, not poisonous. Chocolate consumption in dogs is poisonous, meaning in any amount, it has the ability to kill a dog and is requires an emergency trip to the vet. However, baking powder in a recipe, especially in the tiny amount in the above recipe is not harmful.
I too am skeptical of including any ingredient that may harm my dog such as leavening agents. I would substitute an egg or two. I live at 6000 feet altitude and I always cut way back on leavening when baking so I don’t think leaving out the leavening would be a problem here.
AWWWWW! what an ADORABLE baby!!!!!!!!! Such a cutie pie! My baby scarlett (lab/shepherd) and I are making these cookies for her doggie relative Nellie for Christmas! We are using snowflake cookie cutters!!!!
Your dog is SOOOOOOO cute! I made this recipe except I added one 4 ounce single serving container of Mott’s original applesauce (which equals a half of a cup) and the “biscuits” turned out soft, which I liked them that way. The vet says applesauce is a good source of fiber for dogs. I put them in celophane bags and printed out a fold-over tag in a dog font that said:
Doggie Peanut
Butter Buddies
INGREDIENTS: Made With LOTS of Love, Chunky Peanut Butter,
Whole Wheat Flour, Baking Powder, Milk, and Applesauce
Then I stapled it shut and gave them to all my “dog” friends. Needless to say, they all went nuts for them!!!!!!!
I definitely like your idea of adding the applesauce to the treats. What’s nice is that this now gives a choice of what the person wants to make and what the dogs wants to eat. My golden retriever Lucy has lots of doggy friends here at the retirement community my family owns and manages and almost all of her friends are so small compared to her they can’t handle the large hard biscuits she likes. I started well over a year ago keeping on hand here at the office the small, mini Milk Bone Treats for them. It also works nicely for Lucy too as she’s on a diet and that tiny milkbone at 5 calories is a good deal lighter than a big full-size Milk Bone treat. AND, I also deal with some of the humans that go with these dogs and some are EXTREMELY picky about what the doggies get and I know the humans would LOVE their dogs getting home made treats. One of Lucy’s friends, a poodle mix named Mona loves just about anything with sweet potatoes and she’s also allergic to any treat that has a colored dye in it. Honestly, sometimes I think many of these dogs have more eating problems than most people I know. Lucy herself has a sensitive tummy. On one of her birthdays I thought I would allow her a special “treat” and let her have just about 100% of a nice steak. All the humans were enjoying their steak dinners so I thought for one time that year I’ll let her eat more than just one or two bites. It was a big mistake and a complete waste of a good rib eye steak. An hour after eating the steak she became sick and the entire thing came back up. So much for that idea. It was just too rich for her and she’s not used to that much “table” food at one time. Other than pieces of white chicken, green beans or carrots served with her kibble she rarely gets ANY people food. I’m always trying to get more veggies or fruit into her as she is the dog version of a “meat and potato man” and normally won’t touch any fruit or veggies. It’s been a real struggle getting her to accept any at all in her food.
I made the peanut butter doggie treats for my shi-tzu pup. She’ll be one on 3/28/09. She really loves them and I also made a batch for my cousins lab puppy.. great idea and good healthy treat!
thanks.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I made these over the weekend in Christmas shapes for my Aunt’s Pit Bull and German Shepard…I’m smiling imagining such big dogs eating such dainty little treats but I think she(aunt) will really get a ‘kick’ out of the whole thing. Thanks again for posting and Happy Holidays!
Hi there! I hope you’re not angry I reposted your recipe onto my blog. And yes, unlike some people, my dogs liked my cooking :)
Found your like from the Daring Bakers website — these look simple and great! I am totally making them for my dogs!
I love the picture of the dog it is so cute
i love the pic! too cute! these look great!
OMG…love you pup!
My pup thanks you for the recipe.
I am going to pass this on to my mom, she bought some somewhere and her dogs LOVED them.
That is too cute!
that picture of einstein is so cute! i wish i had a pup to make treats for!
How Cute!
awww.. that picture of einstein is so cute!! what a good mommy you are!! making him so yummy treats!
Einy is so flipping adorable I want to reach right through the screen and hug him and scratch his fluffly little ears. Oh and the treats are super cute too. Does he love them? I might have to make some for Cole soon.
That is SUCH a good idea. And that pic with your dog up on the counter looking at all the treats is seriously the CUTEST picture ever!! :)
awww!! they look so cute and yummy! i don’t have a bone cookie cutter, but i bet they’d taste just as good if i used my other cutters. einstein is such a handsome boy! i can’t wait to make some for murphy.
I keep wanting to make dog treats for my dog. I should try these this weekend!!