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These quick and easy peanut butter cookies for dogs are the perfect dog treat. With only three ingredients, these crunchy cookies are simple to make and your favorite pup will be begging for more!
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Why We Love Peanut Butter Cookies For Dogs
- Only 3 Ingredients– You only need three simple ingredients for these easy cookies for your furry friend.
- Fun For Kids To Make– These are super easy treat that is simple and kids can make easily.
- Dogs Love Them– Everyone whose dogs tested these crunchy cookies asked for the recipe so they could make a second batch!
I originally developed this homemade peanut butter dog treats recipe for my first cookbook, Kid Chef Bakes For The Holidays. I tested these peanut butter dog treat cookies with a dozen different friend’s dogs (some friends had more than one dogs.) Dogs both big and small loved these treats, they were a big hit. These treats are also safe for people to eat, but I wouldn’t eat them in front of your favorite furry family member.
Ingredients For Peanut Butter Cookies For Dogs
- 1 ¼cupoats dividedplain, use either quick oats or rolled oats, not steel cut.
- ½cupplus 1 tablespoon pumpkin
- ½cuppeanut butter – peanuts only, it’s better if you can use peanut butter without added sugar or artificial sweeteners at all. See notes at the bottom of the page in the recipe card
Is Peanut Butter Safe For Dogs?
It’s important to keep our furry friends safe when we are cooking for them. Most peanut butter is safe for dogs.
A few brands of peanut butters use a sugar substitute named Xylitol in their peanut butter which is not safe for dogs in the ingredients, but it is rare. Xylitol is a sugar free sweetener replacement that is also found in some sugar free gum, cough syrup, and in some “skinny” baked goods and ice creams.
It is best to use a peanut butter that is just peanuts, but check the ingredients to make sure Xylitol is not on the ingredients.
How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies For Dogs
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a blender or food processor blitz the oats a few times until they become a powder to turn them into oat flour.
- Add one cup of the oat flour to a mixing bowl. Add pumpkin and peanut butter to the oat flour and mix well. The mixture will become a thick dough that feels a little grainy but this is the right consistency.
- Sprinkle the rest of the oat flour onto a clean work surface, about ¼ cup. Roll the dough to about a ¼ inch thickness with a rolling pin. Use a bone shaped cookie cutter or another cute cookie cutter to cut out the treats. I used the 3.2″ bone cookie cutter today, but you could use whichever in this set is the best size for your dog.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until firm, these cookies should be a little crunchy and golden brown.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes, then you can give one to your favorite pup.
Can You Use Regular Floor For Homemade Dog Treats?
You can use regular all purpose flour or whole wheat flour for dogs and for most dogs it it ok for them to consume. Some dogs (not all) can have trouble digesting flour though, which is why I developed this recipe using oats. Oats generally are a little better for dogs in general and are easier on their stomachs for this simple dog treat recipe.
Do I Use Creamy Peanut Butter or Crunchy Peanut Butter?
You can use creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter in these easy peanut butter dog treats.
Is It Cheaper To Make Your Own Dog Treats?
It can be cheaper to make your own dog treats at home than to buy purchased dog treats. These treats use clean ingredients which means they will be slightly healthier for your dog also than a standard dog treat often is.
Is It OK To Give Your Dog Treats Every Day?
It can be ok to give your dog treats every day, but it depends partially on what else they are eating. Dog treats should be about 10% of their diet total, which for most dogs is a large biscuit or two medium biscuits. This 10% also includes feeding your dog table scraps, which often include food that are more of a treat for dogs.
How Long Will Peanut Butter Cookies For Dogs Last?
It is best to store these peanut butter dog treats in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Stored in the refrigerator these treats will be ok for about a month.
When stored on the counter at room temperature in an airtight container, expect these treats will only last about four to five days.
You can store these homemade dog cookies in the freezer in a freezer safe container for 3-6 months for longer storage and to taste their freshest.
Have Leftover Pumpkin Puree?
This recipe doesn’t use an entire can of pumpkin puree, here are a few other ideas to use the rest of the pumpkin. These recipes are intended for people, not dogs.
More Pumpkin Recipes
Frozen Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Snack Bites
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Pumpkin Bread (Better Than Starbucks!)
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls (With Crescent Rolls!)
Peanut Butter Cookies For Dogs
Author Kristy Richardson
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 35 minutes minutes
These easy three ingredient peanut butter cookies for dogs are the perfect delicious homemade treats. Plus they are super funfor kids to make for their favorite furry friend or to make homemade dog biscuits for gifts.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup oats divided plain, use either quick oats or rolled oats, not steel cut.
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon pumpkin canned
- ½ cup peanut butter – peanuts only peanuts only, see notes
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a blender or food processor blitz the oats a few times until they become a powder to turn them into oat flour.
Add one cup of the oat flour to a mixing bowl. Add pumpkin and peanut butter to the oat flour and mix well. The mixture will become a thick dough that feels a little grainy.
Sprinkle the rest of the oat flour onto a clean work surface, about ¼ cup. Roll the dough to about a ¼ inch thickness with a rolling pin. Use a bone shaped cookie cutter to cut out the treats.
Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until firm, these cookies should be a little crunchy and golden brown.
Cool the cookies on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes, then you can give one to your favorite pup.
Notes
Read labels carefully and use a peanut butter that only includes peanuts. A few rare peanut butter include a sugar substitute named Xylitol
The pumpkin should be just pumpkin for this recipe, no extra additives.
You can use frozen pumpkin, just defrost and drain any excess liquid before adding to the cookie dough.
The amount of water in different cans of pumpkin can vary which can make the difference of the cookies turning out soft or crunchy. To make sure your cookies come out crispy pat the pumpkin dry with paper towels. If after mixing the dough seems a little on the wet side add more ground oats a tablespoon at a time.
If you don’t have a bone shaped cookie cutter, you can use another cookie cutter that is about two inches wide or simply slice the treats into squares.
Nutrition
Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1589IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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Reader Interactions
Dianna Danilowich says
I haven’t made these yet but FYI the first copy of recipe calls for 1/4c oats divided.
As I looked through your entry, I came across the second version of the recipe which called for 1 1/4c oats!!!
The second one I assume is the correct one!!!Reply
Kristy Richardson says
Thank you so much Dianna, I appreciate you telling me! I found the error at the top and fixed it. You are correct, the whole recipes uses 1 1/4 cups of oats. You’ll need 1 1/4 cups.
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Toni V says
My Bailey just loved these!Reply
Linda Sturges says
turned out pretty good and crunchy . I used about one and 3/4cups oatmeal and baked 30 min.
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Sylvia Boyette says
My sweet girl (dog) loves them but they didn’t turn out crunchy. I ground the oatmeal, pure canned pumpkin and smooth peanut butter. Baked them 12-15 minutes. Maybe I should have baked them even longer. I actually baked 4 batches using up the whole can of pumpkin. I used several flowery cookie cutters. They turned out really cute.Reply
Wendy Stokew says
Instead of wheat flour or regular flour I used oatmeal. I put oatmeal in my blender dry and used it as flour. It turned out amazing. Still used all other ingredients in the recipe just tweaked the flour part. Not only did my neighbors four legged furkids love the cookies but my husband loved them himself.
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Linda says
Found that I need more oat flour because they were so wet. Also baked them longer but on a good note the dogs loved them!Reply
Kristy Richardson says
This can happen sometimes if the pumpkin is especially wet. I find it happens more often if you are using homemade pumpkin. Some pumpkins are just more full of water then others. I’m glad the dogs loved them.
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Malshi Mama says
My 🐶 LOVES his cookies! I didn’t have pumpkin so I sub’d with a banana. Instead of rolling out the dough I just used a 1/2tsp measuring scoop for the little dog, and a 1tsp measuring scoop for the medium sized dog, rolled it into a ball and used the fork tines to make the crosshatch lines.
They turned out so cute looking just like bite size peanut butter cookies!
My husband loves giving dogs treats – more than they should have including the expensive dentistix, so I love making these cost effective, easy, natural treat without additives that I can feel good about him eating many a day.
I’ve also added an egg to this recipe to make a softer cookie for the old guy. I give them to my mom & sister for their dogs too. All 3 absolutely love them!Reply
