Homemade peanut butter dog cookies with icing are a tasty treat for your furry friend. These doggie treats decorated with dog-safe icing are less expensive than store-bought and have healthy ingredients.
One of the best ways to show your pup you care is to make homemade treats for them! This is one of my favorite peanut butter dog treat recipes because it looks as fancy as it tastes. Dogs love the colorful topping and the crunchy peanut butter cookies underneath!
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- Why This is the Best Recipe for Decorated Dog Cookies
- Peanut Butter Dog Cookies Ingredients
- How to Make Peanut Butter Dog Cookies
- Dog Cookie Icing Ingredients
- How to Make Icing for Dog Cookies
- Notes on Dog Icing
- Serving Size
- Equipment Needed
- How to Store Homemade Dog Cookies
- Can humans eat these homemade dog cookies?
- More Homemade Dog Treat Recipes
- Peanut Butter Dog Cookies
Why This is the Best Recipe for Decorated Dog Cookies
These doggie peanut butter cookies have simple ingredients found in regular grocery stores. There are no added sugars or artificial sweeteners.
Homemade peanut butter dog treats are good for your pup while looking and tasting like a delicious dessert! They are a fun way to elevate homemade dog biscuits so they are ready for a party or just a fun way to celebrate your furry family member.
The icing is made with natural ingredients and without powdered sugar. You’ll go the extra mile to decorate the cookies with icing that’s safe for dogs. The best part is that this simple recipe is a special treat you can give them every day.
Peanut Butter Dog Cookies Ingredients
The entire ingredient list, quantities of each, and the step-by-step directions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. First, I want to share some additional information about the ingredients I used in the best dog cookies you’ll ever make.
If you want to make organic dog cookies, you will need to use organic ingredients.
- Peanut Butter is a good source of protein, minerals, and vitamins B and E.
- Applesauce adds moisture and a touch of sweetness
- Egg binds the dog cookie dough
- Coconut Oil has healthy fats
- Oat flour or uncooked old-fashioned oats to make oat flour.
What kind of peanut butter?
Use only unsweetened natural peanut butter. Creamy peanut butter will give better results than chunky peanut butter. There are several brands of peanut butter you can use so just check the label to make sure it’s without sugar or a sugar substitute.
Do not use peanut butter that contains xylitol. This is important because this one ingredient xylitol is a sugar substitute that is toxic and causes adverse reactions including liver failure.
How to Make Peanut Butter Dog Cookies
If you don’t have oat flour, blend dry rolled oats in a blender or food processor until it becomes a powder.
- Place the peanut butter, applesauce, egg, and coconut oil in a bowl.
- Combine the wet ingredients with a mixer or by hand.
- Add the oat flour to the wet ingredient mixture.
- Combine well to make the dough.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured flat surface until about ½ inch thick.
- Using your favorite cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as possible. Gather the scraps, re-roll, and cut out the cookies until all the dough is used.
- Place the cutouts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Transfer the baked cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Dog Cookie Icing Ingredients
You can reuse this icing to make other delicious treats too! The flavors complement these easy peanut butter dog treats in the best way. Here’s a bit more information about what I used.
- Natural Coloring – can be fruit, vegetables, dog-safe food powder, or chamomile tea.
- Honey – Golden brown honey is a natural sweetener that is easy on a dog’s blood sugar.
- Tapioca Starch, Cornstarch, OR Arrowroot Powder – to thicken the icing, either of these options will work in the same amounts.
How to Make Icing for Dog Cookies
- If using fresh or frozen food, lightly simmer about ¼ cup in a small pan on the stove until the juices are released.
- Strain the juice from the pulp into a small bowl. Discard the pulp.
- Add enough water to the juice until you have 2 teaspoons. If you want the color to be darker or lighter, use more or less juice in the juice/water mixture that makes up the 2 teaspoons of coloring liquid.
- If using chamomile tea, boil two tea bags in 1 cup of water until the water reduces by at least half and the color is dark. Use 2 teaspoons of reduced tea for the color.
- If using a powder, mix a small amount of it with at least 2 teaspoons of water. Use two teaspoons of this mixture for the color.
- Place honey, 2 teaspoons of coloring liquid, and 2 tablespoons of thickener (either cornstarch, arrowroot powder, OR tapioca starch) in a small bowl.
- Stir until well combined and smooth. You may need to add another tablespoon of the thickener to the mixture to get the texture you need.
- Use a spoon or knife to drizzle the icing over the cookies.
- Allow the icing to set up and harden. This should happen fairly quickly.
Notes on Dog Icing
This icing is not the same texture that you are accustomed to with royal icing for cookies. It seems runny, but it hardens quickly.
Natural Color Options:
- Berries – Blackberries, Blueberries, Mulberries, Raspberries, or Strawberries
- Vegetables – Beet, Carrot, Sweet Potato, or Tomato
- Food Powder – Beet, Carrot, Spinach, Moringa, Purple Sweet Potato, Red Cabbage, or Spirulina.
- Tea – Use chamomile tea
To make the icing in the photos, I used 3 strawberries, about ¼ cup blueberries, 1 teaspoon moringa powder mixed into ¼ cup water, and boiled two chamomile tea bags in 1 cup of water until reduced.
What about regular food color?
Regular food coloring contains artificial colors, dyes, and sometimes a sugar substitute or artificial sweetener. These can be harmful to dogs.
You can get plant-based dog-safe food coloring powder on Amazon. Just mix it with water according to the package instructions.
Serving Size
How many cookies should you give your dog? That depends on what else they ate that day because you need to consider their entire calorie intake.
It also depends on your dog’s size. Small pets require fewer calories than larger ones. Maintaining a dog’s healthy weight is very important. Keep that in mind when feeding your dog treats in addition to their dog food.
Also, dogs shouldn’t eat too many carbs, even healthy ones from oats. For this reason, I suggest only giving your spoiled hound one treat per day.
Equipment Needed
While you may have most of the kitchen items you need to make these peanut butter cookies for dogs, here’s a list just in case. You can use any regular cookie cutters but dog paw or dog bone shapes make cute doggie cookies.
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Mixing Bowls
- Hand Mixer
- Mixing Spoon or Whisk
- Rolling Pin
- Baking Sheet
- Dog Cookie Cutters
- Parchment Paper or Silicone Baking Mat
How to Store Homemade Dog Cookies
Place the cookies in an airtight container with wax or parchment paper between the layers. They can be stored on the counter, in the refrigerator, or in the freezer.
How long do homemade dog cookies last?
These cookies will last 7 to 10 days on the counter or in the fridge. Frozen cookies will last up to 4 months.
Can humans eat these homemade dog cookies?
Why yes, they sure can! Everything in these dog cookies is safe for human consumption. Although folks probably won’t like them since they aren’t sweet. I suggest making regular peanut butter cookies for people instead.
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More Homemade Dog Treat Recipes
Want to make more cookies and peanut butter treats for your dog? Check these out:
- Christmas Cookies for Dogs
- Frozen Peanut Butter Dog Treats
- Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats
- Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits
- Peanut Butter Dog Donuts
- Peanut Butter Dog Popsicles
- Peanut Butter Pumpkin Dog Treats
Not in the mood for making homemade dog treats? Check out my favorite dog treats on my Amazon dog treats list.
Find lots of easy dog treats recipes here on Spoiled Hounds!
Peanut Butter Dog Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¼ cup Peanut Butter
- ½ cup Applesauce
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Melted Coconut Oil
- 3 cups Oat Flour
Icing
- 2 teaspoons Natural Coloring Liquid see notes below for color options
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- 2 tablespoons Cornstarch or Arrowroot Powder or Tapioca Starch plus more if needed
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- If you don’t have oat flour, blend dry oatmeal in a blender until it becomes a powder.
- Combine the peanut butter, applesauce, egg, and coconut oil in a bowl with a mixer or by hand.
- Add the oat flour and combine well.
- Roll out the dough on a flat surface until about ½ inch thick.
- Using your favorite cookie cutter, cut out as many shapes as possible.
- Gather the scraps, re-roll and form as necessary until all the dough is used up.
- Place the cutouts on a baking tray.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Transfer the baked cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Icing
- If using fresh or frozen food, lightly simmer about ¼ cup in a small pan on the stove until the juices are released.
- Strain the juice from the pulp into a small bowl. Discard the pulp.
- Add enough water to the juice until you have 2 teaspoons. If you want the color to be darker or lighter, use more or less juice in the juice/water mixture that makes up the 2 teaspoons of coloring liquid.
- If using a powder, mix a small amount it with at least 2 teaspoons of water. Use two teaspoons of this mixture for the color.
- If using chamomile tea, boil two tea bags in 1 cup of water until the water reduces by at least half and the color is dark. Use 2 teaspoons of the reduced tea for the color.
- Place honey, 2 teaspoons of coloring liquid, and 2 tablespoons of thickener (either cornstarch, arrowroot powder, OR tapioca starch) in a small bowl.
- Stir until well combined and smooth. You may need to add another tablespoon of the thickener to the mixture to get the texture you need.
- Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the cookies.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My dog, Savanna, enjoys baking with me and we taste test all of the ingredients and of course she licks the bowl. I like the biscuits due to the lack of refined sugars.
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Oh wonderful! I’m so glad Savanna is enjoying the treats.