Will sit for cookies

Since Hobbes showed up things have been changing around here. We don't get to sleep past 7 on a good day, we're taking tons more walks/hikes/runs, and baking has gone to the dogs!

 

You see we started obedience classes last week. John and I came with a small bag of treats and soon realized as the trainer said (ok say your dogs name and give them a treat when they look at you... 10 times in a row), that the treats I brought were way too huge and I sure didn't bring enough with us!


Instead of going out to buy smaller treats I decided to make my own. Just last week I saw a recipe for dog biscuits with only 4 ingredients, I knew I had to make them for Hobbes.

If you click over to Use real butter you'll notice her dog is balancing a treat on her nose. Yeah Hobbes isn't to that level of obedience school yet, so you'll have to settle for these shots :)I used a shot glass to make larger treats, and then a tiny cookie cutter that came with a snow flake set to make the tiny "coffin shaped" ones, yeah that's what John says they look like. Hey, they are the right size for obedience class, so I don't care what they look like :)



Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats
found on use real butter, she got the recipe from Dessert First

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 large eggs
2/3 cup pumpkin purée, canned or fresh
3 tbsps peanut butter

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place all ingredients in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium for about a minute or until the dough looks like a bunch of little dough balls. If you pinch a piece and it crumbles, add a little water. If it’s really sticky, it’s too wet and you’ll need to add a little flour. Gather the dough together and form into a ball. Place on a lightly floured work surface and roll it out to about 1/4-inch thickness. You can either use a cookie cutter to cut out cute shapes or use a knife to cut squares or strips. I am pretty sure the dog doesn’t care, but I rather prefer the cute shapes. I gather the scraps together and roll them out again and again until I’ve used up the dough. Place the cookies on a baking sheet. They can be crowded pretty close together since they don’t expand much. Bake 15-20 minutes for softer treats or 30 minutes for hard treats. Let cool completely. Makes 100+ 1-inch heart-shaped dog treats.

Don't worry I'm still baking up a storm for John and me :)

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