Last Updated November 21st, 2020 at 09:43 pm by Lisa
Your doggy will love these homemade DOG TREATS (dog biscuit recipe) packed with nutritious pumpkin, peanut butter, spinach, zucchini, carrots, and oats.
It was so fun to make these personalized for Sassy using a cookie cutter with her name on it and believe me she fully approves.....
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 pounds...she has a lot of energy and fiercely protects her garden from black raven birds! They drive her nuts..
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.
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.
Makes managing any allergies easy, my dog is allergic to chicken.
No risk of nasty filler ingredients.
Pack them full of vegetables that are nutritious and healthy. (see below for more ideas on other veggies that will work in this recipe!)
Last but not least, this is a FUN recipe to make and a CUTE gift idea!
broccoli
asparagus
green beans
peas
kale
parsley
sweet potato
How To Make Homemade Dog Treats:
You will need....
It's easier than you think!
Yield: This recipe will make about 48 small dog treats or 24 large, depending on your cookie cutter size.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: Shred the zucchini, carrot, and spinach in a food processor, 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.
Step 3: In a bowl using a hand or stand mixer using wire attachment, beat pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and eggs on medium-high until mixed well, about 1-2 minutes.
Step 4: 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 unit the dough is no longer sticks to the bowl. Add the shredded carrot, zucchini, and spinach, until well distributed in the dough mixture.
Step 5: 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. 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.
mix the dough pick a cookie cutter you can put your dogs name on them! 
flour the board well and cut out with doggie cookie cutters lay on a parchment-lined baking sheet
Step 6: Bake until the edges are golden brown about 30 minutes.
Step 7: Then turn off the oven heat, and let the biscuits cool and dry in the oven overnight with the light on in the oven.
Step 8: Dry the dog treats dry well for a few days on the kitchen counter, then store the dog biscuits in an airtight container in the freezer for several months. Simply pull from the freezer, set on the counter for 20 minutes before serving. Your dog will LOVE them!
How To Dry and Store Homemade Dog Treats?
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.
PRO TIP: 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 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 wait for a homemade treat...
Try out this popular recipe...
Make Dog Food At Home!
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- Homemade Peanut Butter Bacon Dog Treats by Sallys Baking Addiction
- Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Dog Treats by All Recipes
- Homemade Dog Treats by Mom On Timeout
I might just be giving her a few too many these days, well with those baby blue eyes ya can't blame me!
All The Best Dishes,
Lisa
XO
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Homemade Dog Treats
Materials
- 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.
- Shread 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 unit the dough is 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 Doug 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.
- Dry the dog treats dry well for a few days on the kitchen counter, then store the dog biscuits in an airtight container in the freezer for several months. Simply pull from freezer, set on counter for 20 minutes before serving. Your dog will LOVE them!
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Notes
- 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!