Peanut Butter Bacon Dog Treats
Today I made cookies for the dog.
Because I love my dog and she needed some cookies.
In all the baking melee I have noticed that Lucy noticed that none of the treats were for her.
This is her, "I love you, give me cookies," face.
To be fair, Lucy isn't a beggar. Unless I am eating almonds. My pretty girl loooooves almonds. She can be dead-to-the-world coma napping on the couch and if I open the cabinet over the stove where all the baking goodies and snacks are stashed, her ears perk up just the tiniest bit. If I grab the green resealable bag of almonds she is standing in front of me, just like this, before I can blink.
So I thought almond flour would be a perfect addition to some Lucy Girl treats.
Some dogs can't handle grain. If that is the case, almond flour is the way to go. Lucy isn't bothered by much and she is very fit and trim, so she was fine when we tried these treats out with whole wheat flour too.
Dog cookies are so easy!!
I tried to get photos of Lucy eating her treats but she was looking kind of snaggle-tooth crazy and I thought she might be embarrassed. She pretty much did everything I said after she realized I made treats just for her though. We nailed lay down, roll over, happy feet, and crawl all in the span of about 10 seconds and all I did was point at the floor.
Magic cookies.
---->>>> Footnote: Norma Jean and Gidget were pretty into these too. I think it's the bacon. <<<<----
- ¾ cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 2¼ cups almond flour or whole wheat flour (see note)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 slices bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Beat the chicken broth and peanut butter until creamy and smooth. Add the egg and beat. The mixture will look smooth and sort of fluffy.
- Add the flour and baking powder. Mix until the dough comes together.
- Stir in the crumbled bacon. Knead the dough a little to get the bacon pieces evenly distributed throughout.
- Press or roll the dough out to about ¼" thick.
- Cut the dough out using cookie or biscuit cutters and place on an ungreased baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flip the treats, and bake for 15 more minutes.
- Let them cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Adapted from Paula Deen's Bodeen's Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits
I used regular flour, cut them into squares with a pizza cutter. I used parchment paper on the cookie sheet, no need to flip. They came out wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
So glad these turned out well for you, Mary Anne!
My two German Shepherds love these! they freeze awesome too :).
Oh good! Thank you Kim!
Thanks so much, this is exactly what I was looking for 🙂 I'll make these tomorrow's do hopefully my extremely picky boy will like them. em
I hope your picky boy loves them! My pups go crazy over these!
Hi Heather, Midnight LOVED the cookies 🙂 I'm going to make them again this weekend.
Oh terrific! Thank you for letting me know!!!
This is absolutely wonderful and your Lucy's perfect puppy dog eyes is adorable! I'll have to make this recipe for my Grizz and Choco. Although they haven't had bacon yet, I'm sure they'll LOVE this!
OMG they will LOVE bacon.
I tried these yum-nuggets after trying another recipe that gave poor nala such embarrassing gas she began avoiding parties. Now made with almond and oat flour, nala is free to party once again and she LOVES these cookies!! I use a doggie bone cookie cutter and do add some real maple syrup (because really, who doesn't love maple syrup with their bacon?).
Im telling you this puppy will pick these treats out of a fandeck of former favorite biscuits 10 times out of ten and give me a WTF? look if I try to give her another bone shaped cookie that isn't a "mommy cookie".
nala recently voted me "Dog Mom of the Year". i couldn't be prouder.
thank you Heather!!!!
Haha -- that is the best doggie treat review ever. So glad Nala loves her treats! Thanks for checking back and letting me know!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! Going to use almond flour in my next dog treat recipe. Have to keep those pups well fed ;).
Hi! Hope you enjoy these! My Lucy girl loves them. I have to make her some more!
Porkchop and Beans give these 2 paws way up!!
Yeahhhh! That is awesome! Lucy loooooves them. She will do every trick she knows!
My dog is a total beggar! If he even thinks you might go to the kitchen, he runs in and then stops and looks up at me waiting for something to fall in front of him. 😉 I haven't tried treats with bacon yet, but I am sure he will love them!!
The bacon treats are where it's at. He will love them! Thanks Lisa!!! Have a very Merry Christmas!!!
YES! Dog cookies! YAY!
Your dog is adorable!! I know I should make these for my Roxy, instead of just letting lick up my baking messes as I make them! She'd be so happy. I suspect my kids would sample them first!