Ridiculously Easy Peanut Butter Dog Treats

I could not be more excited because I finally got to go home! There really is no place like home, especially when you're away at college. I couldn't wait to see my family, sleep in my own bed, and most of all be reunited with my puppy! I have been counting down the days for a LONG time. I have definitely come to have a new appreciation for my own home and hometown since moving away to school. 

Since I knew I was going home I wanted to make a special treat for Cora, my puppy. There are tons of recipes out there for dog treats, but I wanted to keep things simple. I knew I had to include peanut butter, Cora LOVES peanut butter, and I didn't want to include a load of sugar. Here is my recipe for ridiculously easy Peanut Butter Dog Treats!

You will need:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•  1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 cup skim milk, or 1 cup hot water (NOT BOILING WATER)
• 1 egg, this is optional you do not have to include it. The egg makes a dogs coat shiny (I did not include the egg in the treats I gave to my puppy)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil or parchment paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl combine the whole wheat flour and the baking powder.

Then, in the same mixing bowl add the milk, or hot water, and peanut butter. 

Carefully mix the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients. If the dough is too dry add a little more milk or water, or if it is too wet add an additional tablespoon of flour until it is not too wet.

Place dough on counter and roll it out with a rolling pin, or flatten the dough out with your hands. 

Use dog bone cookie cutters and cut the dough into various size dog biscuits. Place cut out dog bones on cookie sheet. Leave space between the bones on the cookie sheet because they will spread slightly and rise.

If the dough gets too sticky while you are cutting out out the bones sprinkle it with flour and it will decrease the stickiness. 

Once all the dough is cut up bake the bones for twenty minutes at 375 degrees. The bones should be light brown when done. Allow the bones to cool before giving one your puppy!

Cora could smell the peanut butter as soon as I walked in the door. She gobbled down the biscuit as soon as I gave it too her and she now sits by her cookie jar in hopes of getting another one! 

Be warned your dog will love these and will beg for more!!

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