Phineas the Pup and His Homemade Cookies!

After work you're headed home thinking about what's in the fridge and what you're going to make for dinner. The traffic lights change, time passes, and the dishes are done. You and your family are full and happy now. But then you look down and see those big puppy dog eyes. You want the best food for your family and that includes your pup. Come on, how can you resist that face?

Unfortunately food and treats nowadays are filled with what you might expect...fillers. Working with dogs and feeding them I see a whole range of types of food. This food ranges from all decadent homemade masterpieces to canned-shape,brown-colored glop. Now you're furry best friend has been faithful and loyal throughout the years. So why not give them something great?

Try this great recipe, I promise you you're pup will love you even more for it!

2 cups Whole Wheat flour
1 cup plain oats
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 1/4 cups hot water

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together and then add the peanut butter and water. If the dough is too     sticky you may need to add more flour.
3. Knead the dough well.
4. Roll out the dough into 1/4" thickness.You can use cookie cutters to make fun shapes. I like to use     little dog bone cookie cutters!
5. After putting the cookies on a baking sheet I put an egg wash on them to give them a nice look.

6. Bake them for 40 minutes. I let them cool overnight on wax paper and was able to put them right in     a bag to keep. You can also try freezing them for later.
   (dogtreatskitchen.com)

*Now its important to remember that since these are simple cookies with very few ingredients there are no preservatives in them. So if you keep them for too long they will get moldy so make sure to watch out for that before feeding them to your pup.*

Not only do these make great treats for your own pup, but they make great gifts! Phineas couldn't wait to dig into his present!

It's fun for you to make and fun for them to eat. Phineas would agree, but as you can see...he's pretty busy at the moment!

If you have kids, cousins, nephews or neices this is also a great project to do with them to get them in the kitchen playing with recipes and ingredients! 

I know they're dog cookies but don't be afraid to try them! Again, there is only 4 ingredients and its all normal food that you would eat anyway...so go ahead and try one...if you can wrestle it away from pups like Phineas that is!