Your dogs will love these Whole Wheat & Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits from Ina Garten. They’re just like making cookies for humans, except for dogs instead.
I have two dogs and this post is about them. Both have two very different personalities.
Colin is a Bishon and is very hyper. His tail is always wagging and he’s always getting into food on the table. He’ll look for food whenever he comes back inside to see if I’ve left any on the one of the tables in the dining room.
Jerry Lee is a Lhasa Apso and is a little bit more shy. He doesn’t like other dogs much but he really likes Colin. When those two are separated they go through withdrawal of each other. They can never be apart, because one of them would be depressed for the rest of their doggy lives. Jerry and Colin were both rescued from a puppy mill and Jerry spent more time there so he’s more timid around people. He has to check things out first before he tries anything like these dog biscuits. He brought it back to the couch and sniffed it for awhile before he started chewing on it. He’s always by my side too so it’s like I have a second shadow.
This is one recipe I couldn’t really test myself, because I’m not into eating dog food. The ingredients were all edible though and my dogs really liked them. If you’re in to eating dog food and dog treats by all means make these for yourself and just go for it. Just kidding.
Whole Wheat & Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups stone-ground whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup powdered or dry milk
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant), plus extra for sprinkling
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
- 1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the two flours, the powdered milk, oatmeal, peanut butter and wheat germ. With the mixer on low speed, add the extra-large egg and 1 cup of water and mix just until it forms a slightly sticky ball.
- Dump the dough out on a well-floured board (I use all-purpose flour) and knead it into a ball. Roll the dough out 1/2-inch thick. Dip a cookie cutter in flour and cut out dog bone shapes. Collect the scraps, knead lightly, roll out again and cut more dog biscuits.
- Place the biscuits on the prepared sheet pan and brush with the egg wash. Sprinkle with oatmeal and bake for 1 hour, until completely hard. Cool and toss.
Janie says
My two love them! In fact I have a photo of our Leo in front of the oven waiting for them to finish baking! We live on Crete, Greece and just now it’s ridiculously hot to be baking, so I was up with the larks to make them this time round. They also freeze well. Come 7pm and tails are thumping; they know it’s treat time. Eight paws up from Leo and Lucy!
★★★★★
Michelle says
Love the recipes and she is delightful
★★★★★
Jenna says
I love her recipes too!
Barbara Montuori says
We love Ina Garten’s people recipes and make them all the time. Today I decided to make biscuits for our dog. He is a bit finicky but has gone crazy over other dog biscuit recipes that I have used from the internet. He took one sniff and walked away. Not interested at all. Fortunately I have a few grand dogs, so I am sure they won’t go to waste.
The recipe was easy enough and they look great, but this doggie has a very discriminating palette!
Ruth Benson says
Five stars!!!! Chara loves them and even passes up a store brand dog biscuit for Barefoot Contessa’s Dog Biscuits!!!!!
Thank you !!!
Susan says
I just watched you make there. Pretty sure you added water but recipe does no call for water. Which is correct?