2 Easy Homemade Dog Treat Recipes Using Peanut Butter

Making homemade treats for your dog is a great way to keep out the bad stuff and make sure you know exactly what goes into what you are spoiling them with.  Here are a few great recipes for you to make, using healthy and common ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.  You may not have bone shaped cookie cutters, but those are inexpensive and can be purchased at a variety of stores!

Peanut butter is a common ingredient in homemade dog treats and thankfully is inexpensive and goes a long way.  It is a favorite of dogs everywhere so you’ll be hard pressed to find a dog that won’t like these recipes.

This first recipe includes the use of molasses instead of sugar so it can be used as an everyday way to spoil your furry friend (limit the amount of treats you give depending on the size of your dog and recommendations from your veterinarian).

Peanut Butter Molasses Dog Treats

Ingredients:

• 1 cup peanut butter (salt and sugar free)
• 1 tbsp. molasses
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk
• 1/4 cup rolled oats

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Mix the flour, oats and baking powder together in a medium bowl, using a whisk
• Gradually stir in the milk, peanut butter and molasses
• Pour onto a surface that you’ve floured
• Knead until a soft dough forms
• Use a rolling pin and roll out to 1/2″ thickness and cut with a dog bone cookie cutter
• Bake for 20 minutes
• Let cool completely on a wire rack
• Good for 2 weeks

Easy Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cups hot water

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Mix rolled oats and flour together
• Mix in the peanut butter and hot water, adding more flour if the dough is too sticky
• Knead the dough until it is easy to work with
• Pour onto a floured surface
• Roll out the dough into 1/4″ thickness and cut with cookie cutters
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet and bake for 40 minutes
• Cool completely on a wire rack
• Will last for 1 week in a sealed air tight container at room temperature

Dogs will love these homemade dog treats with peanut butter and you’ll love how inexpensive they are to make!