Dog biscuits serve as great treats for your adorable four legged pooch, but let's be honest some of these biscuit brands can be super expensive. Another problem is that you can be sure of the ingredients used in many of these packaged treats. The only way to ensure that your dog stays happy and healthy is to make these dog biscuits yourselves; we can show you how!
Homemade Dog Biscuits | Instructions
How to Make Homemade Dog Biscuits
This dog biscuit recipe will get your dog's tail wagging, and keep some extra money in your pocket.
Ingredients You Need:
- 2 ½ cups white flour (or whole wheat)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 1 chicken or beef bouillon cube
- ½ cup hot water
- baking sheet
- cookie cutter in the shape of a bone!
Step 1:
Start by preheating your oven to 350˚.
Put the 1/2 cup of water into a microwavable bowl and heat it until it's almost boiling. Then drop your bouillon cube in the water to dissolve.
Step 2:
Now throw all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and begin to stir until everything is combined.
Step 3:
Sprinkle some flour onto your work surface and begin to roll out the dough. Then grab your cookie cutter and start cutting out your dog biscuits.
Step 4:
Place the dog biscuits on the cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes!
Get creative with this recipe and add some bacon, cheese or even liver powder. Your pup will love you for your effort. Wet kisses and wagging tails are in your future!
Good luck making these homemade dog biscuits! We would love to hear how your little pooch enjoyed them.
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These sound easy to make. I want to try making these; however, you don’t mention storage. Do you need to keep them refrigerated? What is their self life.
Thanks
MEA
They do not need to be refrigerated. The shelf life, erring on the safe side, is 6 months.
If I put bacon, cheese or sweet potato in mixture , does it need to be in refrigetor? Thank you
Can I replace the flour for almond flour as I have my dog on a grain free diet?
can you tell me something, I have always looked at the ingredients in boullion cubes even sodium free….they say onion and garlic….is that ok???thought they couldn’t eat garlic or onion?? or is the amount so small its ok. also I make my own broth, usually chicken and turkey, can I use that and season a bit myself. can’t wait to try these thanks so much!!!
Would like to know if you got recips to make a birthday cake for dog and cats
Not yet. We will be looking. Thanks!
There’s a “Good Doggy Cake” recipe in Joanne Fluke’s, Apple Turnover Murder book. She also has a “Good Kitty Cake” in one of her books, but I can’t find it right now. I’d type the recipe out, but I’m not sure if there is a copyright law, so I don’t want to take the chance. Hope this helps a little.
Here’s the cake I make for my dogs.
http://www.dogtreatkitchen.com/doggy-birthday-cake.html
White flour really isn’t good for Dogs I use corn meal when i make my biscuits.
Do you substitute equal amounts?
Yes.
Corn isn’t good for dogs either. In fact, no grain is good for dogs!
Gloria, would you be willing to share your recipe? I’d love to make this a summer project for my son and want the healthiest recipe to try out. Thanks!
I doubled the recipe, deleted the salt, and used a rounded teaspoon of beef soup base, it a more intense flavor than buillon. My “little doggie”, Bella an 80lb Amstaff, loves the biscuits. I didn’t have a bone shaped cookie cutter so I used a 2″ dia. biscuit cutter. Bella doesn’t seem to care what shape they are. The next batch I make will have some chopped up beef jerkey in it.
I tasted the round “doggy bones” I made for Bella and put a dozen of them back in the oven at 200F for four hours to dry ’em out, resulting in flavored hard tack. Those were for me, the ones for Bella are much softer. To eat the hard tacks, bash ’em into bitlets with a rock and dump ’em into a mug of hot buillon or instant soup to soften up. We’ll see how long these last, I have ’em in a good quality Zip-loc bag.
I have my dogs in a wheat free diet and want to know if you have a recipe for biscuits that are wheat free.
Not yet
are these crunchy?
Yes.
my dog is allegoric to grain and wheat products…you have a recipe for that?
Not yet.
Be careful with the wheat flour. Many dogs are gluten sensitive. This can lead to anal gland problems. I found this out the hard way. Also many beef boullions contain onion. Stick to chicken.
Could you add peanut butter to this. If so how much.
I don’t know. We have not tried that yet. Thanks
Thank you! All 3 of our dogs love the treats 🙂
Super! Thanks
Where can I buy dog bone cookie cutters Thanks
I purchased mine locally. Try online.
Kathie,
I haven’t found dog bone cookie cutters in any stores yet (tho I am sure some places do sell them). I found dog shaped cookie cutters in TJ Maxx Home Goods store. So I am using those.
Baking these cookies now for my pooch. I’ll let you know how she likes them, Stephanie!
Awesome. Thanks!
I was told that bone shaped cookie cutters are a specialty item and most stores and pet shops only have them at Christmas. Still looking though.
I make “cookies” for our dogs. 2 c wheat flour, 1 Tbls baking powder, 1 cup peanut butter, 1 cup milk. Mix milk and peanut butter together, mixing well. Add flour and baking powder and mix well. Roll out on floured board, cut, and bake @ 375 degree for 20 minutes. Ours just love these. I would like to try this recipe also. I might add bacon bits{ the soft ones }.
If you check Wal-Mart in the cake decorating section I believe I’ve seen a dog bone cookie cutter in a 3 set with a hydrant and something else
What is the shelf life or you dog biscuits?
I am sure you could find at petsmart or petco 🙂
I found my doggie cookie cutters at WalMart…Set of 3…Bone Shape, Dog Shape, and Paw Shape…
They have them at Walmart in the cake decorating aisle.
You can pick up the bone shaped cookie cutters from Amazon!
Ebay has the dog bone cookie cutters along with paws, dog house and fire plug. In multiple sizes I got mine for about $10.00
I found bone shaped cookie cutters on Ebay. Very inexpensive.
M
I love baking dog treats, too! For those asking for gluten-free, this is a recipe I have tried and our dog loves. Gluten-free pumpkin dog treats. 🙂 http://simmertilldone.com/2009/10/07/retriever-retriever-pumpkin-eater/
You need to make your recipes “printer Friendly”!!
I made these for 5 of my daughters dogs and they were gone the same day. They love them and thought I (grandma) was the best. Going to make them again with chicken,bananas and peanut butter
Do you have a recipe for cat treats?
Not yet. Hope to soon. Thanks!
I use gluten free flour as substitute for flout in my dog biscuits. My dogs love them
Has anyone ever used tiny muffin twins to make biscuits instead of cookie cutter???
I would think that bouillon cubes would have to much sodium in them to be very healthy for dogs I would have to try and find a different meat flavoring
If I use peanut butter how do I adjust the recipe?
Someone just added tips on this in the comments. Have not tried that, but good luck!
I make similar – added ingredients can include, grated carrot, other veggies, cheese, peanut butter, corn meal. I also save drippings from meats/bacon (freeze) and then add in place of any oil in my recipe.
You can find the dog bone cookie cutters at Hobby Lobby.
If you don’t have a “dog bone” cutter just use any shape you have and like, like a star, tree, cat, dog etc. . . The only one that will know the difference is you. Your puppy could care less. JS
Need to come up that don’t have wheat in them for pets who can’t have wheat. Oatmeal is a good SAFE way to make treats even for for pets who can’t have wheat. I talked to my pet’s Dermatologist about it, and she said it was safe to give oatmeal any pet with allergies.
And if you look in GoodWills they have a bunch of great cookie cutters. I found about 30 of them on off. And they are cheap.
Would love more dog treat recipes like the ice cream, sweet potato and, coconut. Volunteer for a dog rescue, would be fun to make for these fur-kids. Anyone?
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where can one purchase a dog bone shape cookie cutter
What is the calories and crude fat content? I have to be rigid with my baby because of some health issues.
I have a dog with a gluten allergy. I substituted some left over gluten free flour blend and they worked fine. (Or you can grind up rice for rice flour if you don’t have gluten free flour) Way cheaper than buying special dog biscuits at the pet store! Also I added 1/2 cup peanut butter to one of the batches instead of the bouillon. The dogs loved both versions!
Me and the kiddos enjoyed these tasty biscuits! Don’t use the bone cookie cutter or you feel like a dog. My dog tried to eat one but a smacked him away and said these are my biscuits!! The kiddos begged for more. The liver powder topped off the whole recipe. Thanks for sharing this divine desert!
How long will these last? Expiration date, I mean.
my dog loves them. he will do anything for one