Peanut Butter Dog Treat Recipes

Our peanut butter dog treat recipes will help you make yummy cookies for your best friend! Doesn't your Cocker deserve the occasional treat for being so well behaved?

Find everything you need to bake tasty homemade treats and have your Cocker Spaniel eating out of your hand!

Tasty Peanut Butter Dog Treat Recipes

I don't know if you've noticed this, but dogs seem to become very obedient and well-behaved when there's peanut butter around!

If your Cocker likes the taste, (and I'll bet he does) I'm certain he'll love these peanut butter dog treat recipes. They're simply bursting with goodness and flavour!

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Crunchies

Ingredients:

• 1 to 1-1/2 cups of flour
• 3/4 cup of oatmeal
• 1/4 cup of wheat germ
• 1/4 cup of crunchy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of water

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F/165 degrees C/Gas Mark 3.
   
   
2. Combine all your ingredients and gently mix until thoroughly blended.
   
   
3. Knead and shape into small, bite-sized rounds and lay out onto a non-stick baking sheet. Gently flatten the rounds with a fork, not too thin, 1/4 inch should be fine.
   
   
4. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the biscuits are a lovely golden brown.

Depending on how you determine 'bite-sized', this recipe can make up to 25 tasty dog biscuits.

Molasses And Peanut Butter Dog Treat Recipes

Most dogs go mad for peanut butter, in which case they'll love our molasses and peanut butter dog treat recipe!

You won't find any artificial flavours or colours, just healthy goodness and lots of natural flavour!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of whole wheat flour
• 2 cups of oatmeal
• 1/2-3/4 cup of chunky peanut butter
• 2-1/2 cups of hot water
• 2 tablespoons of molasses

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Combine all your ingredients together. If you feel the dough is too stiff and sticky, try adding a tablespoon of hot water at a time until you have the right consistency.
   
   
3. Knead the dough well before rolling out onto a dusted board until your dough is approximately 1/4 inch thick.
   
   
4. Using your doggie shaped cutters (ordinary ones will do) cut out the desired shapes from the rolled dough.
   
   
5. Place your biscuits on a non-stick baking tray, place the tray in the oven and cook for 35 to 40 minutes.
   
   
6. Turn off the heat and let the biscuits cool in the oven overnight to harden.

Peanut Butter and Honey Dog Biscuit Treats

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.

These peanut butter dog treat recipes make about 40 treats depending upon how much you spoon out each time.

Peanut Butter and Banana Homemade Dog Treats

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup of cornmeal
• 1/2 cup of ripe, mashed banana (the riper the better!)
• 1 egg
• 1-1/4 cups of water
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons of molasses
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
   
   
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead.
   
   
4. Roll out the dough until it's 1/4" thick (0.625 cm) and then cut into the relevant shapes; use a sharp knife or a cookie cutter.
   
   
5. Place the biscuits on a non-stick baking sheet and place in the oven.
   
   
6. Bake in the oven for between 30 - 45 minutes; keep an eye on them otherwise they may go too brown.

Healthy Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Bites

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
• 1-1/2 cups of white flour
• 1/2 cup of natural smooth peanut butter (without added salt and sugar)
• 1 of cup water
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Mix the peanut butter, oil and water to a smooth paste.  If you're mixing by hand, it may help to mix the oil to the peanut butter first before slowly adding the water.
   
   
3. Add both flours, a little at a time, to make a stiff dough and then knead.
   
   
4. Shape into a ball and roll flat to about 1/4 inch thickness (0.625 cm).
   
   
5. Using a biscuit cutter, cut out your biscuit shapes (if you prefer, you can buy dog biscuit shaped cutters on-line).
   
   
6. Place the dog biscuits onto an un-greased baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

This recipe should make around 25 biscuits depending upon size and shape of cutter.

The above peanut butter dog treat recipes are so tasty they won't be around for very long! However, while they are around, they'll keep in an airtight container for around 5-8 days.

They'll keep even longer (about 2 weeks) if kept in the refrigerator and can even be frozen.

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:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas Mark 4.
   
   
2. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. 
   
   
3. Turn out onto a kitchen counter, lightly dusted with flour, and knead.
   
   
4. Roll out the dough until it is 1/4" thick and then cut into the relevant shapes; use a sharp knife or a cookie cutter.
   
   
5. Place the biscuits on a non-stick baking sheet and place in the oven.
   
   
6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

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?

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 tasty peanut butter dog treat 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.

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

Peanut Butter Banana Biscuits

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, ripe work well.
• 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 let the dough rest for about 20 minutes.
   
   
7. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness.
   
   
8. Using your doggie 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 dog biscuits depending upon the size of cutters you use.

Tips for Baking Peanut Butter Dog Treat Recipes

You can buy novelty biscuit cutters in many different shapes and sizes (just like the fish shaped biscuits in the picture above).

However, if you're on a budget, you can easily cut the dough into various shapes using a sharp knife. Your dog will love them just the same!

The number of biscuits each recipe makes depends upon how thick you roll your cookie dough and the size and shape of your cutter.

Aside from being quick and easy to make, these dog treats will keep for a couple of weeks in an air-tight plastic tub or they can be frozen for up to three months.

One word of caution. I recommend you use natural or organic peanut butter, without excess salt or sugar as it's much healthier for your dog.

I hope you enjoy trying our peanut butter dog treat recipes! 

Peanut butter crunchies is one of our easy dog biscuit recipes as they take no time at all to make. As an added bonus, any of these may be used as training treats, just don't give him the entire biscuit each time otherwise you'll end up with a fat dog.

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