Homemade Dog Biscuits

Best homemade dog biscuits made with peanut butter that your puppy will love! Love your pet? These treats only need 4 ingredients and take less than 30 min. start to finish.

My puppy loved this easy homemade dog biscuits recipe and we bet yours will too! A friend made some with whole wheat flour and we thought we'd give it a whirl with a bit of honey and peanut butter too. Much easier than we thought they'd be to make! (affiliate links present, originally published 4/20)

Homemade Dog Treats

We have used meat to make dehydrated dog treats before but sometimes you want to give them a TREAT, like something a bit sweeter. We haven't met a pup that doesn't love these.

Ever thought about baking homemade peanut butter dog treats?
OR cooking air fryer dog treats??

We did too but never thought we had the time until lately. Now that we've done it we would definitely make them for her more often. With prep and bake time it took about half an hour for two dozen. Easy peasy right??!!

Homemade Dog Biscuits

Now let's talk about easy homemade dog treats ingredients shall we. If you're like us you may be Googling “Can dogs eat ______” pretty often too.

Paige is our first family dog and we haven't had one since we was a kid so we always want to make sure we're giving her “the right stuff” sortaspeak.

Is it safe for dogs to eat peanut butter?

From what we've read, any peanut butter that doesn't contain xylitol or chocolate should be fine for a dog (unless they're allergic of course). It's a pretty good source of protein for them in moderation.

make sure to look at the label, most organic natural peanut butters are the best to buy. DO NOT buy or use: Go Nuts co., Krush Nutrition, Nuts 'n More, P28 Foods, or Protein Plus PB.J

Can dogs have crunchy peanut butter?

Yes, there isn't much of a difference between the two actually, other than the chunks.

Is whole wheat flour safe for dogs?

YES!! When used in meals, it does have benefits for dogs in various life stages. Unless they are allergic or need a grain free diet it is fine to bake with and give to pups.

So the main two ingredients are good, now is it good to give your dog honey?

This is in fact safe for dogs to eat in small quantities of course. Of course, raw honey should not be fed to young or older dogs with compromised immune systems though so be careful with that.

We had already researched what happens when you give a dog an egg and those are actually quite good for them. So long as it doesn't upset their tummy, then there should be no trouble with giving dogs eggs.

How to make homemade dog treats

Peanut butter dog biscuits

Whole wheat flour
1. make sure you measure flour properly
Honey
Peanut butter safe for dogs
1. without chocolate or xylitol
Baking powder
Egg
Cutting board
1. non stick is best vs. wood
2. silicone baking mats are great
Baking sheet
1. non stick is best
2. or use parchment paper
Dog bones cookie cutters if you want those

We didn't bother using a rolling pin or cookie cutters either. We are all about easy so we used our hands to flatten the dog biscuit dough to about 1/2″ thickness and used a knife to slice into bars. Our dog loved them no matter what they looked like.

Dog treat recipe

This is a great recipe because your kids can help you put it together and your fur baby will give you extra love too. All we know is our girl loves them.

We used our stand mixer to make things even easier on us
You throw in all the ingredients and mix until it's well combined
- We used our paddle attachment to do this easy recipe
We rolled out dough on our cutting board using our hands (you can use a rolling pin too)
- The oils in the peanut butter help make it nice and pliable and not stick either so that's nice.
- If you don't have a board, spray a bit of coconut oil on a large piece of parchment paper and roll the dough in between until it's flat.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Cut into shapes once the thickness of the dough is about 1/2″ across

Now bake them for 20 minutes so they harden
- Ours came out not rock hard, a bit of tenderness in the center when cold which was the solid texture we thought
Leave on the sheet until they're completely cooled
Share with your pooch!

We have seen other dog treats made with sweet potatoes and/or rolled oats. We haven't tried these yet because mine seems to prefer the taste of peanut everything. Plus we rarely have sweet potatoes on hand, so there's that.

Next time we are going to substitute 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin for some of the PB though and see how she likes that. Will share our findings when we do that one. For a nutritious supplement try our crockpot dog food recipe too.

Want to make some cake mix peanut butter brownies for the rest of y'all to enjoy?? Why not?!!

Are you a new pet owner?? Congrats and enjoy them! They're a lot of work at first but boy have we enjoyed our “baby” Paige this year. There's a pic. of her below but boy has she grown a lot in 6 months! Enjoy them when they're puppies, it doesn't last long.

If you are beginning, look at our new puppy checklist
AND take a peek at how we minimize pet allergies in our home.

Ready to make our easy dog biscuits recipe now?

If you read Pynmi blog regularly you know that all our creations are easy to do and use what's in your pantry. We tend to choose a peanut butter that we enjoy that is also safe for her to eat. That way there is no waste at all.

If you're hesitant to try natural peanut butter because you remember it from “way back when” it separated badly and was rock hard at the bottom, it's come a long way since then.

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Homemade Dog Biscuits

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Ingredients

Instructions

Add all ingredients into a mixer with a paddle attachment and mix until it is well combined.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put dough on a cutting board and flatten to about a 1/2" thickness all the way across. Cut into bars or use cookie cutter.
Place on non stick baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool and continue to harden on sheet. Wait until they are completely cooled before giving to your puppy. (of course make sure they are not allergic to any ingredients listed first)