homemade dog treats.

my cousin recently baked dog treats for her pup, 
& i thought that this could be a great project for the kids. 
i found a recipe that i had used as christmas gifts several years ago, 
from stella to her "cousins."  

this is a quick, simple recipe - also used by sugar laws & brown eyed baker.

ingredients:

2 cups flour (non-bleached or whole wheat is best)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup milk (skim or 1% is best)

1 cup peanut butter

pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.

combine flour & baking powder in a bowl.

in a separate bowl, mix milk and peanut butter until pretty smooth. 

i found that melting the peanut butter for about 20 seconds in the microwave 
makes it much easier to stir into the milk.

add the milk/peanut butter mixture to the flour/baking powder - mix well.

chill dough for about 10 minutes in the fridge or freezer.

roll dough out between two pieces of wax paper (or on a lightly floured surface) to about 1/4 inch thickness. use cookie cutters or just cut into pieces with a knife.

place on baking sheet (either greased or lined with foil) 

& bake 17-20 minutes (until lightly browned).

cool on cookie racks.  store in airtight container or freeze.

the kids had a great time cutting out these "cookies" for their furry friends ...

... & the dogs were very pleased as well!

"can i pretty please have one more?"

download the TwentySomething Stella peanut butter dog treat recipe card.