Last Updated May 5th, 2022 at 10:13 am by Lisa
Your dog will love these homemade dog treats. Each biscuit is packed with nutritious pumpkin, peanut butter, spinach, zucchini, and carrots.
Make these fun personalized doggie cookies using a cutter with your pet's name, or any shape you love. Sassy fully approves of these, and your dog will too...
Meet Sassy, my 10-year-old Shih Tzu. Don't let these ice blue eyes fool you, She lives up to her name. She is S-A-S-S-Y!! She has a reputation in the neighborhood for chasing kids on skateboards and anyone she feels like she can boss around.
What a cheeky handful, and a heavy personality weighing in at 10 just over pounds...she has a lot of energy and fiercely protects her garden from black raven birds! They drive her nuts.
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I might just be giving her a few too many these days, well with those baby blue eyes ya can't blame me...
Sassy has learned so many words over the years, but one that perks her ears every single time is C-O-O-K-I-E!
She will walk around the house with one of her "dog cookies" in her mouth and won't eat it right away, savoring the moment, and then finally, crunch!!!
It's gone very fast. This is right before the crunch.
Honestly, you guys, when I made these I was thinking how cute... but knew my girl would probably turn up her nose.
She is kinda finicky with treats. Actually 100% picky. To my surprise, she ate them while I took some snaps in my studio!
SHOCKER...
Yup, she likes them. A lot.
Cut them into any shapes, but how cute to put your beloved doggies' name on them? I have some links in the recipe card if you want to personalize them for your pup.
How To Make Homemade Dog Treats
- 1 cup organic canned pumpkin
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- ½ cup carrot (2 carrots peeled and shredded)
- ½ cup zucchini (1 small zucchini shredded0
- 1 cup baby spinach chopped
This recipe will make about 48 small dog treats or 24 large, depending on your cookie cutter size.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shred the zucchini, carrot, and spinach in a food processor or with a hand grater, or use a knife to cut the veggies into a fine mix. Make sure the veggies are in a fine mix, I cut them on a cutting board to get that fine mix so you get them well mixed into the dough.
- In a bowl using a hand or stand mixer using a wire attachment, beat the canned pumpkin, peanut butter, and eggs on medium-high until mixed well, about 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add old-fashioned oats a little at a time and 2 ½ cups flour at low speed, mixing in well. Add an additional ½ cup flour at a time just until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Add the shredded carrot, zucchini, and spinach, until well distributed in the dough mixture.
- Flour your work surface VERY WELL add way more flour than you think... and knead the dough 3-4 times until it comes together. The dough is tough and sticky! That is ok... use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness. Keep adding flour so the cutter won't stick, and the dough won't stick to the surface. Using a personalized bone shape cookie cutter, or any shaped cookie cutter you like, cut out and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the edges are golden brown about 30 minutes.
- Then turn off the oven heat, and let the biscuits cool and dry in the oven overnight with the light on in the oven.
- Then dry the dog treats dry well for a few days on the kitchen counter. Store the dog biscuits in an airtight container in the freezer for several months. Simply pull them from the freezer, and set them on the counter for 20 minutes before serving. Your dog will LOVE them!
Personalized Cookie Cutter
Keep adding flour so the cutter won't stick, and the dough won't stick to the surface. Put your cutter back in flour each time to help cut them out. Using a personalized bone shape cookie cutter, or any shaped cookie cutter you like, cut out and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
Dog Treat Cutter: I found my dog biscuit cutter on Etsy, super cute! There are also quite a few personalized dog bone cookie cutters in Amazon. And it would be a sweet gift.
These dog biscuits will be dry after you bake and leave them in the oven, I often leave the oven light and keep them in the oven to dry overnight with the oven off and the residual heat of the oven to dry them. These won't be as dry and hard as a commercial biscuit so you will need to store them in the freezer.
Some dogs like cold treats, and they thaw really fast. If you store them in your pantry, they will most likely mold as the veggies are not actually dehydrated.
Let's face it - dog treats are expensive. homemade saves money.
Uses up leftover veggies that you might normally toss out.
You know exactly what is in them, and NOT in them.
Many dogs are allergic to chicken, and you can manage any allergies easily. It seems almost every commercial treat has some form of chicken by-product in the ingredients. Plus no nasty fillers and chemicals.
Pack them full of vegetables that are nutritious and healthy.
broccoli
asparagus
green beans
peas
kale
parsley
sweet potato
Dry and Store Your Dog Treats
Let the dog treats dry well for a few days on the kitchen counter.
Then store the dry biscuits in an airtight container in the freezer for several months.
Simply set them on the counter for 20 minutes before serving. Your dog will love them.
The word "Cookie" now means get up, wiggle the tail, pull paw up for maximum cuteness, and a brief wait for a homemade treat...
Make Homemade Dog Food
Homemade Dog Food can be custom-made for your dog, is healthy, fresh dog food, and a freezer meal all in one. Chock full of fresh veggies and a great way to ensure your dog's diet has a good variety.
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Homemade Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1 cup organic canned pumpkin
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats
- 3 cups whole wheat flour or more as needed
- ½ cup carrot 2 carrots peeled and shredded
- ½ cup zucchini 1 small zucchini shredded
- 1 cup baby spinach chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shred the zucchini, carrot, and spinach in a food processor or with a hand grater, or use a knife to cut the veggies into a fine mix. Make sure the veggies are in a fine mix, I cut them on cutting board to get that fine mix so you get them well mixed into the dough.
- In a bowl using a hand or stand mixer using wire attachment, beat the canned pumpkin, peanut butter, and eggs on medium-high until mixed well, about 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add old-fashioned oats a little at a time and 2 ½ cups flour at low speed, mixing in well. Add an additional ½ cup flour at a time just until the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Add the shredded carrot, zucchini, and spinach, until well distributed in the dough mixture.
- Flour your work surface VERY WELL add way more flour than you think... and knead the dough 3-4 times until it comes together. The dough is tough and sticky! That is ok... use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness. Keep adding flour so the cutter won't stick, and the dough won't stick to the surface. Using a personalized bone shape cookie cutter, or any shaped cookie cutter you like, cut out and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until the edges are golden brown about 30 minutes.
- Then turn off the oven heat, and let the biscuits cool and dry in the oven overnight with the light on in the oven.
- Then dry the dog treats dry well for a few days on the kitchen counter. Store the dog biscuits in an airtight container in the freezer for several months. Simply pull them from the freezer, and set them on the counter for 20 minutes before serving. Your dog will LOVE them!
Notes
Dog Treat Cutter
I found my dog biscuit cutter on Etsy, super cute! There are also quite a few personalized dog bone cookie cutters in Amazon. And it would be a sweet gift.Treat Cutting Tip
Flour your work surface VERY WELL add way more flour than you think... the dough is really sticky! That is ok... add flour so the cutter won't stick, and the dough won't stick to your work surface.Yield
This recipe will make about 48 small dog treats or 24 large.Other Vegetables Options Good For Dogs
For this recipe, substitute 2 cups of vegetables of your choice, try to use at least two for texture, color, and nutrition! Be sure to chop or grate them finely for your dog treats.- broccoli
- asparagus
- green beans
- peas
- kale
- parsley
- sweet potato
I was looking for variations for my bully pup as she gets quite bored with her food easily. Was totally pleased with the recipe and instructions. Going to try this.
Love this recipe! Trying it out this week for my shih tzu puppy! Was wondering though, can I use a silicone mold instead of cookie cutter?
I think it will work, and main thing is to get something in the mold so it doesn't stick. you could also chill them and then pop them out before baking. I LOVE my Shih Tsu, she is my second and they are the best dogs but very picky eaters! I keep these frozen in small zip lock bags, and pull them out from the freezer, Sassy lovesssss them and walks around the house with them in her mouth!! Good luck baking, let us know how the mold works out!
Is the kcal rating for 1 treat?
Yes, this recipe is calculated in kilocalories per treat. Hope that helps!