Otis here. The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without fresh-baked goods. Chopper and I have a delicious and versatile recipe to share with you. We can have a cookie tray of our own too!
This recipe was developed special for our friends. You probably have most of these ingredients on hand, so it’s easy to whip out a batch of soft and tasty holiday snacks for your four-legged buddies when you’re in the mood to bake.
Pupper Mix & Match Cookie Recipe
- 1 cup total of canned pumpkin, cooked sweet potato, peanut butter*, mashed banana or coconut oil
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup applesauce or stock (vegetable, chicken, beef, pork or turkey)
- Mix ingredients. Roll dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll dough to ¼” thick. Use cookie cutters to cut festive shapes.
- Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes for small cookies (1.5”) or 10 minutes for larger cookies (2.5”).
- Cool on baking rack before sharing with your pupper.
*Make sure your peanut butter contains no xylitol, an artificial sweetener that is toxic to dogs.
Spice It Up
Add up to 1/3 cup of one of the following to mix up the flavor and add a little decoration to the cookies.
- Savory Flavors
- chicken bits
- shredded cheese
- shredded carrots
- celery
- green beans
- salmon chunks
- corn (off the cob)
- green peas
- broccoli
- Sweet Treats
- blueberries
- pineapple
- apple slices
- coconut
- oranges
- strawberries
- unsweetened coconut
- honey (1 tbsp.)
- dry oats
- marshmallow
Dress up a few cookies for a celebration with a light coat of yogurt or peanut butter. (Since the “frosting” can get messy, frost right before serving.)
Warning: Your dog will do tricks to solicit more of these snacks from you. Trust us on that. 😂
Our batch is (top image from right to left): marshmallow cookie, strawberry roll and green pea bone with the base with whole wheat flour + egg + coconut oil + cooked chicken breast bits.
Please share photos of your mix & match cookies with us on Instagram with #cookieswithchopperandotis or post on our facebook page
Whatever you celebrate this winter, we hope you and yours enjoy lots of playtime. Let the fun and games begin!
Until next time--
