The Not-So-Secret Recipe For Every Dog's Favorite Treat

Almost 10 years ago when I started dog training at Camp Bow Wow in Coppell (a suburb of the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex), I decided I wanted to give the pups graduating my classes something to celebrate their achievement. I didn't want something store bought, I wanted it to be homemade - from me. After some searching I found this easy and simple recipe on the Dog Treat Kitchen website.

How do I know that this is every dog's favorite treat recipe? Because I've made probably over a hundred double batches over the years and given them out to every graduating pup for almost 250 classes and they are always a hit! I've even had a few pup parents ask me for the recipe so they can make them for their own dogs.

Everyday Ingredients Make These Peanut Butter Dog Treats Easy To Make Anytime

One of the key factors for the success of this dog treat recipe is the fact that pretty much everyone will have the simple ingredients list in their pantry: flour, rolled oats and peanut butter (smooth or chunky) - and then just add water! The recipe calls for whole wheat flour, which I've found makes the treats an even darker shade of brown, but any type of flour will do. If your dog is sensitive to wheat, you can use a gluten-free flour like oat or rice flour or a pre-mixed gluten-free flours such as Bob's Red Mill or GF Jules. What these latter options offer is a mixture of gluten free flours with various starches and xantham gum for texture and palatability.

Four Simple Ingredients Make This Dog Biscuit Recipe a Winner

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuit Recipe With Oatmeal

Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat flour (you can use another type of flour if your dog is sensitive to wheat)
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup peanut butter, chunky or smooth (I used smooth this time)
1 1/4 cups hot water (it doesn't have to be boiling, but it does have to be HOT)

Measuring All Purpose Flour For Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Any Type Of Regular (NOT Quick Cooking) Rolled Oats Will Do

Smooth Peanut Butter But Chunky Works Too

Hot Water Straight From The Tea Kettle

Mixing And Baking Instructions For This Favorite Dog Biscuit Recipe

The original recipe calls for mixing dry ingredients separate from the wet and either rolling out the dough and using cookie cutters (which I'll admit are really cute, but time consuming) or make them with cross hatches like people peanut butter cookies. I make these so often, like a double batch every single month, I had to simplify things so here's my take on the recipe.

I dump all the ingredients into my stand mixer and let'er rip until all the ingredients are well incorporated (the dough will be thick). Because I like the cookies to be uniform in size, I use a melon baller (tip; spray with non-stick cooking oil to keep the batter from sticking). I also use silicone baking mats to keep the bottom of the cookies from getting too dark - these things are a wonder and I don't bake anything without them.

To make things move faster (we've got the process pretty streamlined at this point), my husband helps by making the cross hatches on the treats for me, again, a spritz of non-stick cooking spray on the fork keeps the dough from sticking. Once that's done, time for the oven - 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes (if you have a convection oven, use that at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for even crunchier biscuits!). Every oven is different, so keep an eye on them to make sure they don't get burned around the edges or on the bottom.

I Put All The Ingredients In At The Same Time

The Mixed Dog Biscuit Batter Will Be Thick

A Melon Baller Makes The Treats Uniform In Size

A Silicone Baking Mat Makes For Even Cooking And Prevents Burning

Cross Hatching With A Fork Makes Them Look Like People Cookies

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits With Oatmeal Ready For The Oven

Dog Treats In The Oven At 350 F For 45 Minutes

Every Dog's Favorite Treat

My dogs are always trolling the kitchen when we make these and I have to admit, I think they smell pretty good too. I let them fully cool on a wire rack before bagging up for my dog-training students. The treats get quite hard, just how dog's like them, and will last in a sealed container at room temperature for about a week (although, I've had them last longer). You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks and in the freezer for up 6 months. We make double batches at a time and I freeze them so whenever I have a training class graduate, I pull a few out, defrost and bag up as gifts; easy peasy!

Fully Cool The Dog Treats On a Wire Rack Before Storing

Get a pen and paper handy because this week in the pet photography blog circle, it's all about every dog's favorite treat and you're going to want to write some of these recipes down. Let's kick things off with Kylee of Kylee Doyle Photography in Sacramento, CA, sharing her pups' favorite spent grain treats and then continue clicking on the link at the bottom of each post to check out the next favorite dog treat recipe. When you've landed back here, you've completed the circle!

Tracy Allard of Penny Whistle Photography is a Certified Professional Photographer with the organization Professional Photographers of America; a designation held by fewer than 2,000 photographers nationwide and a hallmark of consistency, technical skill, artistry and professionalism. Tracy recently entered 4 images to the Professional Photographers of American Southwestern District Competition and had 3 selected for the highest honor of "Top Ten" for the Animal Portrait Category, she will continue with international print competition later this summer.

Penny Whistle specializes in both on-location and studio photography providing pet, equine, family, couples & engagement and high school senior portraits as well as corporate headshots and commercial photography services in her studio located in historic downtown Carrollton as well as on location in Coppell, Grapevine, Southlake, Flower Mound and surrounding communities in Dallas – Fort Worth, Texas.

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