How to Make Dog Biscuits & Save Money

Making things yourself saves money. That’s the plain and simple truth. And, there is also so much satisfaction with being self-sufficient and doing something yourself.

We have two dogs that are our “children” and we love to spoil them with toys and yummy treats. We often go to the nearby dog boutiques and love to look at all the unique pet items and delicious gourmet goodies, but we always leave empty handed as we can never justify paying the high prices.

With that said, yesterday I decided to try my hand and baking some homemade dog biscuits. I researched some recipes online and then modified accordingly based on what I had on-hand. They turned out doogie-delicious and I thought the name I came up with was cute too. Here’s the recipe.

Peanut Butter Flax-abulous Dog Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup water
• 2-1/2 cups whole wheat flour or soy flour
• 1/2 cup Flaxseed

Directions for Making Homemade Dog Biscuits:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine oil, peanut butter, and water.
• Gradually add flour and Flaxseed, one cup at a time, then knead into firm dough.
• Roll dough to 1/4″ thickness and cut with cookie cutter.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. For baking harder bones, roll bones thinner or leave them in the oven while they cool.
• Makes 3 dozen.

I happened to have a bone shaped cookie cutter, but any shape will do. They were super quick and easy to make and I figured the cost was about $1.35 – $1.50 total for 3 dozen cookies. If  I bought these at the store I would have paid $9.00 – $12.00 or more. The dogs loved them and I tried them too. Peanuty goodness. There was no sugar which is the biggest difference versus our cookies. Next time I may add a bit of honey or experiment with some decorative carob icing.

Happy baking!