Who loves dog biscuit recipes? Put your paws up! We love dog biscuits too. It’s a great way to gift man’s best friend for a birthday or a holiday… and any friend you have that has a dog will think you’re ever so thoughtful to think of their family pet.
We’ve gathered some of the best dog biscuit recipes here with many different types of dogs in mind, so whether you don’t mind wheat biscuits or are looking for something grain free, we’ve got it for you here.
1. Gourmet Dog Biscuit Recipe
This simple gourmet dog biscuit recipe is guaranteed to make your pup a willing participant in training exercises. If you’re ambitious, you could puree your own “baby food” to put in the treats. Try different baby foods to see what your dog likes best! Originally from food.com.
Ingredients
2 to 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup powdered milk or rice cereal
1 egg, beaten
5 tablespoons canola/coconut oil
1/4 cup water
2 jars strained baby food (any flavor)
Directions
- Turn oven on and set to preheat to 350 F degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. The dough will be thick.
- Knead dough on a heavily floured countertop for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth.
- Sprinkle flour on the dough and rolling pin. Roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut shapes on dough with cookie cutters, with a small round glass or into small triangles with a pizza cutter.
- Put on ungreased cookie sheet and cook for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool biscuits for 30 minutes
- Package in sealed containers.
2. Corn and Wheat Free Healthy Dog Biscuit Recipe
For dogs with skin allergies, a gentle oat based dog biscuit recipe.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk together the broth, oil and eggs and then mix with the oat mixture. The dough will be heavy and thick.
- Roll dough out to about 1/4-3/8 thickness on floured countertop and cut into shapes.
- Bake about 40-45 minutes or until edges turn brown and cookies are dry. Cool for 30 minutes before serving.
3. Grain Free Dog Biscuit Recipe
This dog biscuit recipe is grain free and high protein. Your dog will love the peanut butter and will probably sit at your feet while you make these. (You might like these cookies too!)
Ingredients
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (pref. natural)
1 medium banana mashed
1 large egg
1 3/4 cup garbanzo bean flour (found at Whole Foods or online)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 300 F.
2. Mix banana, peanut butter and egg until well combined in a small bowl. Add the flour to the wet ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.
3. Heavily flour your counter, rolling pin and cookie cutter. Roll the dough out to a 1/4″ thickness, re-flouring as necessary to keep from sticking. Cut out treats with cookie cutter. Put cookies on a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet and re-roll out the remaining dough to make more cookies.
4. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool.
4. Homemade Greenies Dog Biscuit Recipe
This dog biscuit recipe is meant to give you a bit of a reprieve from that bad doggie breath. Fresh mint and parsley smell delicious! This recipe is also another grain-free dog biscuit recipe.
Ingredients
1 cup cooked chickpeas
1/3 cup flour
1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
1/8 cup fresh mint leaves (about 10 leaves)
1/8 cup fresh parsley
1-2 tablespoons low-sodium soup stock or broth
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- There are two ways to make the dough. Either put all the ingredients in a food processor, scraping down the sides as needed until it makes a thick dough, or mashing the chickpeas with the stock and then stirring in the other ingredients.
- Heavily flour your counter, roll out your dough to 1/4″ and cut out shapes with your cookie cutter.
- Bake for 30 minutes until crisp and lightly brown on the edges.
5. Peanut Butter Flax seed Dog Biscuit Recipe
Lots of good-for-you oils in this dog biscuit recipe to keep your dog’s coat shiny!
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups spelt flour
2 cups quick cooking oats
1/4 cup flax seeds
2 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (pref. natural)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix first four ingredients together, then add the warm water and creamy peanut butter to make a soft dough. Put on a heavily floured counter and knead, adding more flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking.
- Once dough is no longer is sticky, roll it out to 1/4″ thickness and cut out shapes with cookie cutter. Put on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 40 minutes, leaving cookies in the oven after it’s been turned off with the door slightly open until cool to make them crisp.
6. Quick Microwave Dog Biscuit Recipe
If you need to make a quick treat for your dog or you don’t want to heat up your house, fear not! This dog biscuit recipe doesn’t need an oven!
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup beef or chicken broth
1 egg
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Directions
- Mix flour, salt and powder together. Add egg and broth (just enough to make it not sticky to the touch) and combine thoroughly.
- Roll out on a floured surface and cut shapes.
- Place on a microwave safe plate
- Microwave on high power for 10 minutes or until firm
- Allow biscuits to cool and harden.
7. Healthy Sweet Potato Dog Biscuit Recipe
Sweet potatoes and the other ingredients in this recipe are all really healthy for your dog, and as an added bonus, the recipe is grain free! Your dog will love this dog biscuit recipe.
Ingredients
1 sweet potato
1 egg
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1.5 tablespoons flax seed + 2 tablespoons water
1/2-3/4 cup coconut flour
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the flax with the water and let rest while it makes a paste.
- Boil or bake the sweet potato until soft. Let cool, then slip the skin and mash.
- Mix together all the ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Drop batter onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 15 minutes. Smash with a wooden spoon.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
- Remove and cool. Once cool, refrigerate in a container to keep them longer.
8. Long-Lasting, Teeth-Cleaning, Wheat-Free Holistic Dog Biscuit Recipe
This dog biscuit recipe contains a ton of healthy ingredients, but has a long shelf life and also has the added awesomeness of helping keep your dogs teeth clean!
Ingredients
4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup oat flour
1 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 cup boiling water
4 tablespoons safflower oil
2 tablespoons raw honey
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 medium eggs
2 ground egg shells
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put the egg whites/yolks into a large bowl. Wash the empty eggshell until clean, but leave the membrane. Let the shells dry on a paper towel, then crush and grind them in a coffee grinder or nut mill – or put the shells in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them.
- Mix the oats, buckwheat flour, whole wheat flour, dried parsley, dried rosemary and ground egg shells in with the egg whites/yolks. Mix in the boiling water, safflower oil, molasses and honey to form a sticky dough.
- Heavily flour a surface to roll the dough out on. Roll out to 1/4″ thick and about the size of your cookie sheet. Put the dough on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn off the oven, pull out the dough and cut it into squares with a pizza cutter. Place them back in the oven. Leave them overnight to make them harder.
9. Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Biscuit Recipe
Simple and delicious peanut buttery dog biscuit recipe.
Ingredients
1 egg
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup mashed banana1 tbsp honey
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 egg white, lightly beaten (for glazing)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Stir first four ingredients together until well blended. Stir in the flour and wheat germ until well mixed.
- Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface and roll to 1/4″ thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutter or knife/pizza cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet and brush tops with egg white.
- Bake biscuits for 30 minutes or until dry and golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
10. 4 Ingredient Dog Biscuit Recipe
A quick four ingredient dog biscuit recipe that you probably have all the ingredients on hand for!
Ingredients
2 cups + whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup peanut butter, chunky or smooth
1 1/4 cups hot water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Mix flour and oats together. Add the hot water and peanut butter. Add more flour if the dough is too sticky to roll properly.
- Knead the dough until smooth.
- Roll out to 1/4″ thickness and cut out shapes with cookie cutter or pizza cutter.
- Bake for 40 minutes on a greased cookie sheet for 40 minutes or until dry and brown. For extra crispiness, leave in the oven overnight to cool. Otherwise, let cool on a wire rack.
A nice smorgasbord of dog biscuit recipes for you to pick and choose from. Certainly one of these will appeal to your pup! Pick a recipe, try it out and let me know how it goes!