Woofies
Dog gone it!
My life has gone to the dogs as of late.
It all started with a good intention of buying my dogs “organic” treats.
I’m very picky of what I feed my dogs…
No table scraps…
Holistic food….
Veggies for snacks…they love fresh green beans, red peppers, carrots and cabbage!
I got reeled in by good marketing and packaging. What a disaster!
Their reaction to the new snacks didn’t go over well. It started as a small ripple and turned into a full blown tidal wave. I’m not going into the ugly details here. Just trust me – it was ugly. We finally rented a carpet cleaner on Sunday – a half hour after we returned it to the store – bam!
Needless to say, I threw everything out and resolved to make treats for them myself. It ended up being easier than I thought. My kitchen smelled wonderful…in fact, my Hubby came home and took a bite out of one just because they smelled so good. Other than not being sweet and a bit hard – he said they tasted great!
Basic flavor comes from peanut butter, pumpkin and cinnamon…
Add more wholesomeness with whole wheat flour, eggs and a pinch of salt.
Mix in your mixer adding a big of water (a tablespoon at a time) until the dough pulls away from the bowl.
Dough will be dry and sticky.
Doggies like dry and sticky – or is it stinky?
Roll the dough out on a well-floured board to 1/2″ thick.
Cut with a cookie cutter.
Place on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degree until hard and crunchy.
Cool and…
well…
What are you waiting for?
| Woofies |
- 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a stand mixer, mix together the flour, eggs, pumpkin, peanut butter, salt, and cinnamon
- Add water as needed to help make the dough workable, but the dough should be dry and stiff.
- Roll the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick roll. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Bake in preheated oven until hard, about 40 minutes.
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Awww! I gave my mom-in-law a dog cookie baking set, because she’s got a husky, but so far she hasn’t done it. I’ll bookmark this and whip up a batch next time we visit.
You’ll love this recipe Kiri! So easy to make and they smell delicious. My tribe loves them!
These would be a hit with my dogs – they love anything with pumpkin or peanut butter. I’ll be making these this weekend! Thanks for the recipe
You’re welcome…your dogs will thank you too! Mine have been following me around the house constantly since I’ve made them!
Just made these! We didn’t have any peanut butter so I used a bit of honey instead, and added a little oil and some more flour. I hope our guy likes them, they smell awesome, and have way fewer ingredients than some crazy packaged dog treats I’ve seen.
Oooo! Let me know if your poochie likes them!
do you know if these freeze well? or how long they’ll stay fresh in an airtight container?? THanks!
Hi Erica! Woofies do freeze well! Simply put them in a freezer bag or airtight container and they’ll keep for 6 months. In an airtight container on your counter, they will keep up to 3 weeks. (I’m sure they won’t last that long!)
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this on my blog!
Thanks Meredith! You can a cute blog and I’m very honored!
I love these dog treats – I substitute squash and sweet potato for pumpkin sometimes, also I’ve added oatmeal and flax meal to the flour, and every time they turn out fantastic and my Bella the Basset Hound adores them! Easy too and it makes me feel good to know exactly what she is eating.
Those sounds like good additions! I sometimes bake a sweet potato for my pups for dinner!
These sound just what I am looking for EXCEPT we have Wheaten Terriers and they are not supposed to have wheat or corn flour. Do you think it would work if I used regular flour? We have one old guy who is very picky about his treats and one puppy mill rescue girl who will eat anything!!!!
I would suggest trying rice flour since regular flour is still a wheat flour. I’m sure the recipe is pretty flexible. God bless you for rescuing a dog – we have a rescued shih tzu that was one week from being euthanized at the pound. She’s the best dog I’ve ever had!
I was so excited to try out this recipe and ran out to the store to grab all of the ingredients; however, I realized that I accidentally purchased the Libby’s canned easy pumpkin pie mix, rather than just canned pumpkin. Do you know if it would still be alright to use that in this recipe and okay for the dog to eat?
Hi Nicole – Check the ingredient on the label. If it’s all just spices (which I think it is), it shouldn’t hurt. You may want to hold back on adding cinnamon to the recipe. Good luck! Your pooch will love these!