Inga's Cheesy Carrot Muffins
Mix in a large bowl:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup grated carrot
Mix in small bowl, then add to above:
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Cook at 350 degrees
12 minutes for minis
20-25 minutes for large muffins
All of the dogs that I have seen try these loved them. If you do make these, I suggest using paper muffin/cupcake cups instead of foil, in case a dog gets ahold of one still in the wrapper. You can try them yourself, and of course there's no sugar...
Spike's Squares
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered dry milk
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. brown sugar or honey
6 tbs. meat or bacon drippings, cold right from refrigerator, not melted or soft!
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup Ice water
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Combine flour, dry milk, garlic powder and sugar. Cut in meat drippings until mixture resembles corn meal. Mix in egg. Add enough water so that mixture forms a ball. Using your fingers, pat out dough onto cookie sheet to 1/2" thick. Cut dough into squares appropriate for your dog size. Prick each cookie with fork. Bake 25-30 minutes. Remove from tray and cool on rack. Store in airtight container.
Dog World's Dog Biscuits
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered milk
1/3 cup bacon grease *can substitute Beef fat or Chicken fat
1 egg -- lightly beaten
1 cup cold water
In a bowl, combine flour and milk powder. Drizzle with melted fat. Add egg and water; mix well. Gather dough into a ball. On floured surface, pat out dough. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Gather up scraps of dough and repeat rolling and cutting. Bake on un-greased baking sheets in 350 degree oven for 50 - 60 minutes or until crispy. (you can store in the fridge) Yield: Makes about 36 - 2 1/2 inch biscuits.
Taz's Cheese 'N' Garlic Bites
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder (not garlic salt!)
1 tablespoon soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
Mix flour and cheese together. Add garlic powder and softened butter. Slowly add milk till you form a stiff dough. You may not need all of the milk. Knead on floured board for a few minutes.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Let cool in oven with the door slightly open till cold and firm. Refrigerate to keep fresh.
Taz's Peanut Butter Cookies
1 can chicken dog food
1 cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup Flour
1 1/2 cups dry dog food, chopped (optional)
Mix all ingredients except dry dog food. When everything is mixed together well, spread on a cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with dry dog food.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 300; let cool, break into pieces and enjoy.
Favorite Dog Biscuits
People can eat these too, but the sugarless, alt-free dough is bitter before baking to its toasty flavored hard-texture which rivals that of bones. Peanut butter is used for flavor, egg as a binder, cereal for texture, powdered milk for nutrition and garlic for flea prevention. No salt or cornmeal since cornmeal is difficult to digest. If your dog can't tolerate eggs, add additional water to make a dough that is just slightly sticky. 3 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups multi-grain oatmeal or old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/4 cups water
1 large egg (or omit and use water - see note above)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
peanut butter to taste
Inga's Oatmeal Crunchies
Dry Oatmeal Peanut Butter
Mix oatmeal and peanut butter in a bowl until the oatmeal clumps into balls.
Roll the mixture into small balls and place on a cookie sheet.
Freeze overnight or until hard. The hard part is not eating them all in one sitting.
Cheese-Oatmeal Delights
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup cheese, melted
1/3 cup vegetable oil
6 bouillon cubes dissolved in 1 1/2 cups water, or 1 can broth (low-sodium is good)
Preheat the oven to 300.
Mix dry ingredients, then add oil, broth and melted cheese.
Mix until dough hold together in a ball and roll out 1/2 inch thick.
Cut out with cookie cutter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely on a rack
YUM YUM QUICKIES
2 jars meat baby food 5 oz. wheat germ
4 oz. powdered milk
Mix together and shape into 1/2 inch balls. Press flat onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until slightly brown on top
MICROWAVE COOKIES
3 jars meat or vegetable baby food
1/2 cup Cream of Wheat
Mix together. Drop by teaspoon onto wax paper covered paper plate. Flatten with a fork. Cover with another paper plate. Microwave on high for 2 to 5 minutes. Cool. Store in refrigerator or freeze
Snickerrotties
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup honey
2 eggs
3 ¾ cups white flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup cornmeal
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Mix vegetable oil, shortening , honey with eggs. Beat well. Add flour, soda and cream of tartar. Knead dough until mixed well. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Mix the cornmeal and cinnamon together in a bowl and roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet . Press the balls down with a fork. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 400F. Cool on a rack. Store in airtight container.
Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.
Good Dog Cookies
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 egg, well beaten
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 cup water
6 Tbsp gravy
Baby food meat
Mix all ingredients well. Roll out on a floured board about 1/2" thick. Cut out cookie shapes with floured cutters. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Cool, maybe leaving them in the oven to dry. Cookies should be hard. Store in an airtight container.
Bacon Bits for Dogs
6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
4 eggs, well beaten
1/8 cup bacon fat
1 cup water
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk powder
2 cup graham flour
2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup cornmeal
Mix ingredients with a strong spoon; drop heaping tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 350 oven for 15 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cookies on baking sheet in the oven overnight to dry out. Yield: about 4 dozen dog cookies.
Dog-Gone Good Snacks
3 1/2oz Jar liver or beef baby food
1/3 cup Wheat germ
2/3 cup Non-fat dry milk
Mix all ingredients well.. Drop by the tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 12-15 minutes. Cool. Store in the refrigerator.
Diet Doggie Cookie
My favorite dog "cookie" (low-fat, low-calorie, about 20 calories per 4" cookie).
2 cups rye flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup warm water
1/2 cup white flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
Mix well. I usually add about 1/4 tsp either vanilla or mint flavor. Roll out to 1/4" thick. Cut into shapes (I usually use about a 3-4" bone-shape cutter). Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Poofy Doggy Drops
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water(110-115F.)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup flour
1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
1 cup dry milk powder
1/4 cup corn oil
1 egg
6 oz good quality pet food, canned
1/4 cup water
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Mix all dry ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients . (Dough will be very stiff. Drop dough by level half-teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 300F. oven 25 minutes. Leave in oven to dry and cool. Store in airtight container. Store in the refrigerator or in the freezer as these can go moldy if left at room temperature for very long.
Fido's favorite Treats
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup margarine or butter
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup cornmeal
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons chicken or beef instant bullion
1/2 cup milk
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese ( 1 cup)
1 egg, beaten
2 cups white or wheat flour
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl combone rolled oats, margarine and water; let stand for 10 minutes. Sitr in cornmeal, sugar, boullion, milk,cheese and egg. Mix well. Add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition to form stiff dough. On floured surface, knead in remaining flour until dough is smooth and no longer sticky, 3 to 4 minutes. Roll or pat out dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely. Store loosely covered. Makes 3 1/2 dozen large biscuits.
Soft Doggie Cookies
3 (2 1/2 oz. each) jars of baby food; either beef or chicken
1/4 cup Dry milk powder
1/4 cup Wheat germ or cream of wheat
Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well. Roll into small balls and place on well-greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 15 minutes until brown. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate to keep fresh or freeze. Great for older dogs with teeth problems.
Bad Breath Banishers
2 cups brown rice flour
1 Tablespoon activated charcoal (find this at drugstores, not the briquets!)
3 Tablespoons canola oil
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
2/3 cup lowfat milk
Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly oil a cookie sheet. Combine flour and charcoal. Add all the other ingredients.Drop teaspoonfulls on oiled sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake 15-20 minutes. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.
Baby Food Soft Doggie Cookies
3 (2 1/2 oz. each) jars of baby food; either beef or chicken
1/4 cup Dry milk powder
1/4 cup Wheat germ (cream of wheat can be substituted for wheat germ)
Combine ingredients in bowl and mix well. Roll into small balls and place on well-greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake in preheated 350F. oven for 15 minutes until brown. Cool on wire racks and STORE IN REFRIGERATOR. Also freezes well. *Variation: substitute cream of wheat for wheat germ and then used tablespoon to make cookie sized drops on plate. Microwave for 4 minutes on Medium-High. Suggest keeping an eye on them in microwave and perhaps start out for only 3 1/2 minutes. They do come out soft. Also suggested using Beef/Vegetable Dinner Baby Dinner instead of Beef or Chicken. Tester's note: Definitely something to howl about! Cookies are soft and chewy (good for older pets who have lost a few teeth). And they can be whipped up in no time.
Dog-Gone Good Cookies
3 1/2oz Jar liver or beef baby food
1/3 cup Wheat germ
2/3 cup Non-fat dry milk
Mix baby food, wheat germ and dry milk. Add a little water if too thick. Drop by the tablespoon-full onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350F. oven for 12-15 minutes. Let cool before giving to your dog. Refrigerate in a closed container. The reader said that several veterinarians whom she knew had approved these cookies as a treat for her "fat" dog.
Microwave Easy Treat for Dogs
3 Jars baby food, meat or vegetable
1/2 cup Cream of wheat
Drop by teaspoon on wax paper covered paper plate, flatten with fork, cover with second paper plate. Microwave on high 4-5 min., cool, store in refrigerator.
Inga's Birthday Cakes
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 cup Margarine, softened
1/2 cup Corn oil
1 Jar strained beef or liver baby food (2 1/2-ounce)
4 Eggs
3 Strips dog beef jerky, crumbled (optional)
Plain yogurt or cottage cheese, for icing Sift flour and baking powder together; set aside. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, cream margarine until smooth. Add corn oil, baby food and eggs; mix until smooth. At low speed, gradually beat flour mixture into beef mixture until batter is smooth. Fold in beef jerky. Pour batter into well-greased and floured 8"x5"x3" loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 325F. oven 70 minutes. Let cool on wire rack a few minutes before removing from pan to cool completely. Ice each slice with yogurt or cottage cheese for dogs. Yield: 1 (8") loaf cake.
Low Fat Homemade Dog Cookies
1-1/2 cups of hot water
1-1/2 tsp. beef or chicken bouillon powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (or 1 minced clove)
3 tablespoons olive oil (or vegetable oil)
3-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix hot water, oil, bouillon powder and garlic powder. Add flour, cornmeal and vegetables and mix well. Knead the dough on a floured surface for a minute or two. Roll out to 1/4" thick. Cut into shapes (I used an inverted glass dipped in flour, then cut the circle in two to make half moon shapes). You could also use cookie cutters Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degree for 30 minutes. Let cool - even though your dog will probably be winding around your feet from the time you take the cookies out of the oven. Makes about 3-4 dozen cookies, depending on the size you cut. Store in the fridge, in an air tight container.
Cheesey Biscuits
1 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/4 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
1/4 Cup Margarine - Corn Oil Type
1 Clove Garlic
Milk
Grate the cheese and let stand until it reaches room temperature. Cream the cheese with the softened margarine, garlic and flour. Add enough milk to form into a ball. Chill for ½ hour. Roll onto floured board. Cut into shapes and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until slightly brown and firm. Makes 2 – 3 dozen depending on size.