Christmas Dog Treats Recipe (2024)

This Christmas Dog Treats Recipe is an easy, healthy dog treat recipe. Plus, it’s super simple to whip it up in less than 15 minutes, so you can treat your pet or a friend’s pet with lovely biscuits.

We don’t have a dog, but I love to bake everything, and as the Christmas season approaches, my daughter wanted a great gift for a dog-loving school teacher.

We worked on creating a Christmas Dog Treats Recipe for her.

The result is a success. Even the kids ate these biscuits and loved them. They are naturally:

• Sugar-free
• Dairy-free
• Packed with proteins
• Rich in fiber and good for your dog’s health, including oats and peanut butter.

How To Make Christmas Dog Treats

Are you counting down the days to Christmas or any other holidays using my paper chain countdown? Then it’s time to bake cookies and treats for your dog-loving friends, starting with this easy healthy dog treat recipe!

Ingredients

All you need to make dog treats are:

• Egg – Dogs can eat eggs. It’s safe for them.
• Sweet Potato Puree or pumpkin puree. Both are dog-friendly food.
• Natural Peanut Butter –This is a peanut butter dog treat recipe using natural peanut butter with no added sugar and no added oil. Unsweetened peanut butter is dog-friendly, and dogs love to lick peanut butter spoons!
• All-Purpose Flour or white whole-wheat flour.
• Quick Oats or rolled oats for more texture.
• Cinnamon – It’s safe for dogs to eat small amounts of cinnamon in their food. This adds a touch of Christmas flavor to the treat without the sugar.

Combining Ingredients

First, in a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, oats, and cinnamon. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk egg, peanut butter, and sweet potato puree. The mixture should be smooth without lumps.

Now, add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients and start stirring with a spoon or spatula.

The mixture becomes crumbly and looks dry. It’s time to knead by hand and squeeze ingredients together until a cookie dough forms.

If too dry, this can occur if your egg is smaller than mine or your peanut butter is not as oily and fresh.

In this case, add water one teaspoon at a time until the batter comes together into a dough.

Rolling The Dough

If you have Paw Patrol fans at home, you might have lovely dog cookie cutters in bone shapes.

If you don’t, simply use any Christmas cookie cutter, like a candy cane or Christmas tree cookie cutter. Avoid shapes with sharp edges, like stars, as they are more difficult for dogs.

Sprinkle some flour on the work surface, place the dough onto the flour, and sprinkle extra flour on top of the dough.

Start rolling with a rolling pin until it reaches a thickness of about 1/2 inch. You can make the dog biscuits thinner, but then they will be crunchier.

Baking The Dog Cookies

Then, use the dog cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Reuse the leftover cookie dough to reform a cookie dough ball, flatten it, roll it, and form more cookies from it.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil the paper with a cooking oil spray like olive oil.

Place the cut cookies on the baking sheet and bake them on the center rack of the oven until golden brown and firm which takes 20 to 30 minutes.

Soft Dog Treats

If you prefer soft dog treats, under-bake the cookies and stop the oven after about 15 minutes.

Or keep baking for crunchier cookies. The baking time depends on the texture you want to achieve for your dog’s teeth. Some dogs like soft treats as they get older.

Storage Instructions

These dog treats can be stored in an airtight metallic or glass container at room temperature or in the fridge.

Some dogs don’t like food to be too cold, so if stored in the fridge, bring a few dog biscuits back to room temperature before offering them to your lovely furry friend.

Add-Ons

Here are some ideas to add flavors and texture to this homemade dog treats recipe. Your dog would love it if you stir 1/2 cup of:

• Grated Carrots
• Grated Zucchinis – squeeze out the liquid from the vegetable before adding.
• Blueberries – they make the treats softer, but dogs love them.
• Grated Apples

Toxic Food For Dogs Treats

I know it’s tempting to add flavors to your homemade Christmas dog treats, like sweet or savory food.

But some foods are toxic for dogs, don’t add some of the followingto your dog treats are:

• Cheese and Yogurt – most dogs won’t digest lactose very well.
• Salt – too much salt is not good for them, so it’s better to avoid it.
• Sugar and candies
• Chocolate – toxic for dogs
• Avocado – toxic for dogs
• Macadamia
• Xylitol

Have you made these Christmas peanut butter dog treats? Share a comment or review below to tell me how much your pet loved them!