Dog Biscuit Recipes

Your Cocker Spaniel Will Love These Tasty Recipes
For Our Homemade Dog Treats!

We've a great selection of dog biscuit recipes and home made dog treats for you and your favourite Cocker Spaniel to try, and apart from being fun to make, homemade biscuits are much better and tastier for your Cocker Spaniel than shop bought!

Our dog biscuit recipes are very easy and great fun to make, and who knows, once you get started, you might remember just how much you used to enjoy baking!

Max always knows when I'm baking for him.

He hangs around in the kitchen, looking through the oven door, and watches them cook...and he won't move until they're were ready to come out of the oven!

I think we both agree that shop-bought biscuits are okay, but homemade dog treats are tastier and much better for your Cocker! The following treat recipes are some of his very favourites that he'd like to share with you.

Beef And Carrot Homemade Dog Treats

Ingredients:

• 2.3 cups (300 grams) sifted whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup (65 grams) of powdered milk
• 1/2 cups (110 grams) of cooked ground beef
• 1 beef stock cube
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 medium sized grated carrot
• 1/4 cup (75 grams) of lard or butter
• 1 medium sized egg
• 1/2 cup (120 mls) cold water

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 Degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Lightly grease two large baking trays.
   
   
3. Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the powdered milk and salt, and stir.
   
   
4. Crumble the beef stock cube into the bowl and stir again.
   
   
5. Add the ground beef, grated carrot, lard or butter, and the egg.
   
   
6. Mix thoroughly.
   
   
7. Continue mixing while slowly adding the water to form a stiff dough.
   
   
8. Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured board and roll until the dough is approximately 1/4 inch thick.
   
   
9. Cut into biscuit shapes using either a cutter or a knife and place them onto the prepared baking trays.
   
   
10. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes.
    
    
11. Leave the cookies in the oven to cool and harden.

This recipe makes around 60 biscuits using a 2 inch (5 cm) biscuit cutter.

If you don't have any ground beef to hand, simply crumble in an extra beef stock cube and leave out the salt.

I usually freeze most of the biscuits in a zip-lock plastic freezer bag and keep a week's worth of biscuit treats in the same type of bag in the refrigerator.

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Honeyed Chicken Treats

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons of dry yeast
• 1/2 cup of lukewarm water
• 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley (or 1 teapsoon of dried parsley)
• 2 tablespoons of minced garlic
• 1-1/2 cups of chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• 1 egg
• 5-6 cups whole wheat flour

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Place the warm water and yeast in a mixing bowl and allow to dissolve.
   
   
3. Add the minced garlic, chicken stock, honey, parsley and egg and give it a stir.
   
   
4. Gradually add the flour and mix thoroughly. If the mixture is too sticky, add a little more flour.
   
   
5. Place the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes until pliable.
   
   
6. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (6mm).
   
   
7. Using a small biscuit cutter or dog cookie cutter, make your biscuits. If you don't have a biscuit cutter, a knife will do the job for you; simply cut out the desired shape.
   
   
8. Place the biscuits onto a non-stick baking tray and bake for 30 minutes.
   
   
9. Turn each biscuit over and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until golden brown.
   
   
10. Switch off the oven and allow the biscuits to cool overnight.

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Savoury Oat Home Made Dog Treats

Ingredients:

• 3-1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
• 2 cups of oats
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of hot water
• 2 beef or chicken stock cubes
• 1/2 cup of lard or beef fat

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F/150 degrees C/Gas Mark 2.
   
   
2. Dissolve the stock cubes in the hot water.
   
   
3. Add the milk and the meat drippings and whisk.
   
   
4. Mix the oatmeal and whole wheat flour.
   
   
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the blended oatmeal and flour mixture and mix well.
   
   
6. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
   
   
7. Cut into desired shapes using a cookie cutter or dog biscuit cutter.
   
   
8. Place on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes.
   
   
9. Turn off the heat and leave the biscuits in the oven overnight to harden.
   

Home-made treats not only taste delicious to your pet but, because you've made them yourself, you know exactly what ingredients they contain!

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Crispy Bacon Bites - Very Tasty Dog Biscuit Recipes

Ingredients:

• 6 slices of cooked, crispy bacon, crumbled
• 4 beaten eggs
• 1/8 cup of bacon fat
• 1 cup of water
• 1/2 cup of non or low-fat powdered milk
• 2 cups of gram flour
• 2 cups of wheat germ
• 1/2 cup of cornmeal

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Add all ingredients into a food blender and mix thoroughly. If you don't own a food blender, mixing by hand is okay, but use a large wooden spoon and put your back into it!
   
   
3. Drop tablespoon sized portions of the mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet.
   
   
4. Place on the middle shelf in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
   
   
5. Switch off the oven and leave the biscuits overnight to dry out and harden.

Tip: If you don't have any dog biscuit cutters, you can always shape the dough by hand, or cut your desired shapes with a knife - your Cocker won't mind if they're not perfect!

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These Veggie Dog Biscuit Recipes Make Great Homemade Dog Treats!

We've included this recipe as an alternative to the meaty biscuits - just in case your Cocker's a vegetarian!

we think this is one of the best vegetarian home-made dog treats we've ever tried.

Ingredients:

• 2-1/2 cups of flour
• 3/4 cup of dry milk powder
• 1/2 cup of vegetable or olive oil
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 2 vegetable stock cubes
• 3/4 cup of boiling water
• 1/2 cup of grated or finely chopped carrots
• 1 egg

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 300 F/150 C/Gas Mark 2.
   
   
2. Combine all ingredients and mix well.
   
   
3. Shape into a ball and roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick.
   
   
4. Cut out shapes with a bone-shaped cookie cutter. If you don't have a cutter you can use a knife to cut out your biscuit shapes.
   
   
5. Place onto a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

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Cocker Spaniels love peanut butter, so they'll love our recipes for peanut butter dog biscuits - these home made dog treats are just bursting with goodness and flavour!

Apart from making very tasty biscuits, peanut butter can be very useful if your Cocker tends to spit out his medication (don't they all?).

Simply take a small teaspoon of peanut butter, press the tablet into the mixture, scoop off with your finger and feed it to your Cocker.

I guarantee it, your Cocker's medication will disappear instantly!

Honey And Peanut Butter Dog Biscuit Recipes

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of runny honey
• 1 teaspoon of peanut butter
• 1/4 cup of vegetable shortening or butter
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 cup of rolled oats
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Warm the honey and peanut butter until runny.
   
   
3. Mix all the ingredients together.
   
   
4. Take one teaspoonful of the mixture and let it drop onto a non-stick backing sheet; continue until you've used all the dough.
   
   
5. Place in the oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes.

This recipe makes approximately 40 peanut butter dog biscuits depending upon how much you spoon out each time.

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Peanut Butter Banana Biscuit Recipes

Wow! I could eat these tasty little biscuits myself!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup of dry oatmeal
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 level tablespoon of cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of powdered milk
• 2 ripe bananas - the riper the better!
• 1/2 cup of chunky peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1/4 cup of warm water
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil (or olive oil)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Peel your bananas and slice into a large bowl or food processor. Add the peanut butter, egg, water, honey and baking powder and mix well.
   
   
3. Add the cinnamon, powdered milk and oil and mix thoroughly.
   
   
4. Add the oatmeal and the whole wheat flour and blend well.
   
   
5. When the mixture is firm and pliable, knead for 5 minutes.
   
   
6. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and allow the dough to rest for about 20 minutes.
   
   
7. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness.
   
   
8. Using your bone-shaped cutters, cut out the biscuits and place on a non-stick baking tray.
   
   
9. Place in the oven and bake on the centre shelf for 30 minutes.
   
   
10. Switch off the oven and leave the biscuits in there overnight to allow them to harden.

This recipe makes around 60 peanut butter dog biscuits depending upon the size of cutters you use.

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Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits With Cheese

This is a savoury biscuit your Cocker is guaranteed to love - especially as we've added tasty cheese to the recipe!

Why not try them for yourself?

When you taste these morish biscuits you may not want to give them to your Spaniel - you might want to keep them all to yourself!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese (you can substitute any strong cheese)
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon of chicken stock

Instructions for making dog biscuit recipes:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Whisk the milk and flour until all the lumps have been removed.
   
   
3. Add the chicken stock, peanut butter, Parmesan, and the egg white. Whisk (or mix in a blender) until it resembles a thick batter.
   
   
4. Add the baking powder and pour small rounds onto a non-stick baking tray.
   
   
5. Bake in the oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until the biscuits have turned golden brown.

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Crunchy Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup of cornmeal
• 1-1/2 cups of water
• 1/3 cup of peanut butter (crunchy or smooth)
• 1 egg

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
  
  
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
  
  
• Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead.
  
  
• Roll out the dough until it's 1/4" thick and then cut into the relevant shapes; use a sharp knife or a cookie cutter.
  
  
• Place the biscuits on a non-stick baking sheet and place in the oven.
  
  
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

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I hope you enjoy trying at least one of our peanut butter dog biscuit recipes. If you do, and you'd like to try more, (and I think you will!) why not take a look at the following additional dog biscuit recipes?

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits With Honey And Banana

Peanut Butter Crunchies

Healthy Whole Wheat And Peanut Butter Bites

Molasses And Peanut Butter Dog Treat

Peanut Butter And Banana Pet Biscuits

Alternatively, you may have a few delicious peanut butter dog biscuit recipes of your own that you'd like to share with us. If you do, you can share your favourite dog biscuit recipes with us - simply click on the link below!

Tips And Techniques For Following Our
Home Made Dog Biscuit Recipes

• I recommend you measure out all your ingredients first - be organised!

• Always preheat the oven before you begin the preparation for your dog biscuit recipes.

• If there are any scraps of dough left over after cutting out the biscuit shapes, gather them up, roll out again, and cut more biscuits!

• When the biscuits are cooked, switch off the oven and leave them inside overnight to cool. This will help to make the doggie treats crispy and crunchy - they'll also keep longer too!

• Store the cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh and crunchy.

• Refrigerating the biscuits will help them to stay fresh longer.

• Home made dog treats can also be frozen and should keep for up to 6 months.

• The number of treats our dog biscuit recipes make will vary, depending on how thickly or thinly you roll your dough and the size you cut your biscuits.

More Delicious Dog Biscuit Recipes

We hope you enjoy trying our favourite treat recipes - we're certain your pet will enjoy eating them!

When you've finished trying the above, there's lot's more delicious dog biscuit recipes for you and your Cocker Spaniel to enjoy - simply click on any of the links below!

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