Peanut Butter Applesauce Dog Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk grated carrot, peanut butter, applesauce, pumpkin puree, water, and eggs together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir in 2 1/2 cups flour and cinnamon with a sturdy spoon until incorporated. Add remaining flour, 2 tablespoons at a time, until dough holds together nicely.
• Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to an even 3/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3/4-inch cookie cutters and place on the prepared baking sheets about 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch apart.
• Bake 2 sheets in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Switch racks and continue baking until edges are firm and golden brown (tops may still appear a bit puffy), another 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheets for 3 to 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat baking and cooling remaining dough.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Mix everything together and drop tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet, flatten.
• Place in preheated oven for 20 minutes. The insides will be very moist.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk together the flour, eggs, pumpkin, peanut butter, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. 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.

Steps:

• 1. Throw all ingredients into mixer bowl. I start by throwing in the whole eggs, shell and all. The action of the mixer will break the shell into bits. My dogs don't mind having egg shell in their cookies.
• 2. Mix ingredients on low speed, using dough hook, just until thoroughly mixed - a minute or two. (This is a very dry, stiff dough; so don't mix any longer than necessary. It can be a challenge for even the toughest mixer. I have had to re-tighten the head of my KitchenAid Professional 6 every few months since I started making these cookies. ) Depending on how much of the optional moist ingredients you have added, you may need more flour. The measurements I give here are based on using 3 good sized carrots.
• 3. Divide your dough into 3 parts. Sprinkle a little flour on cutting board or counter.
• 4. Roll out the first section of dough, to the thickness that you think your dog would like. For me, that is about as thick as my finger. Keep in mind though, my dogs are not picky about the size.
• 5. Using a (dog bone shaped) cookie cutter of your choice, cut out as many cookies as you can. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Feel free to give your assistants (your eagerly watching dogs) bits of dough to taste for quality assurance. Repeat with the remaining two sections of dough. The cookies can be placed closely together, as they do not spread at all.
• 6. Sometimes when I'm feeling lazy I just use my dough scraper/chopper to cut the dough in strips. These are much less uniform in size, but the dogs don't mind. They end up being about the size of my fingers. Either way, dog bones or strips, I always end up with 3 pans of cookies.
• 7. Bake at 375 degrees for 18-22 minutes. Convection works well, helps to remove moisture from the cookies. Open the oven, reach in gingerly and press the nearest cookie. You want them to be kind of hard, like biscotti.
• 8. Shut off the oven but leave the cookies in until thoroughly cooled, to allow them to harden and dry out in the residual heat. I leave them in for 6-8 hours or more. Place cookies in an airtight container. (If they are not hard and dry when you store them, they may get moldy after about 5 days.)