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Usually Saturday or Sunday mornings mean recipe development for the blog. This also usually means baking chocolatey-goodness or some sort of paleo-friendly treat that I just have to taste test over and over.
The past few weekends however were extra special, because little Jax got to be the real taste-tester. Let’s be real, Mike and I tried them too, of course, but the real test was our puppy- and it passed the test with flying colors! So, instead of your traditional Foodie Friday with myself and American Express, this one is for all the dogs out there!
The best part about these, aside from them being packed with nutrients, is that the dough yields up to/if not more 60 dog cookies (depending on your cookie cutter size)! Seriously so much better than spending $10-15 on 20 grain-free cookies! PLUS, you need only 5 ingredients. Total win all around.
That is one happy puppy. He was ready to sit, roll over, throw his paws up, and pull out every trick in his book for these. His eyes lit up way more than with his usual treats!
5 Ingredient Grain-Free Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup peanut butter or nut butter of choice no added ingredients
- 4 organic eggs
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp sweet potato puree or pumpkin puree**
Optional add-ins:
- 1/3 cup shredded carrots
- 2 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients and form dough into a ball
- Roll out dough in between two sheets of parchment paper*
- Gently use your desired cookie cutters to cut and lift cookies into ideal shape**
- Transfer to a lined baking sheet
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are hard
- Let cool completely before serving
Notes
This has me thinking of a doggy birthday cookie cake for this newly 6-month old pup (his birthday was yesterday). I made him two massive cookies and sandwiched them between peanut butter. Happy, happy birthday puppy!
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Do you make homemade dog treats? What are your favorite ingredients to use?
Since I used 1/3 hemp flour and flax meal for eggs, the dough was very soft. I rolled small balls and flattened them with a pretty glass bottom! wonderful! dipped in water every couple cookies. thanks for this great nourishing recipe – I will be sharing these with shelter pups and mine!
So glad it worked out! 🙂
How long are these treats good for and do they need to be refrigerated?
You can refrigerate for longer storing but they don’t need to be. In an air tight container they keep up to 2 weeks. In the fridge you can get another week out of them!
I made these treats today for my clients dogs but they didn’t get hard. The dogs love them but fall apart. Is there something I can do so they stay together? I didn’t melt the coconut oil. I would love to make them again.
Just a quick question…. Do these need to be in the fridge? I saw a similar recipe and they needed to stay cool due to ingredients
Mine have been fine not in the fridge for up to a week, but will last longer in the fridge and hold more of a crunch!
I tried to store a batch in a plastic container and they got soft, and then became moldy within a few days.
I tried making this recipe today but couldn’t get the dough to be at a consistency to allow you to roll it out or cut shapes. I added more flour which helped to thicken but still not the right consistency. I’m baking little blobs now – we’ll see how they turn out!
I’m having the same problem, it crumbles, I’m chilling it in frig now and will try another batch
It’s kind of a mess honestly? I’m trying to have it ready to sell at our local Farmers Market
Anita, did you follow the recipe exactly? It shouldn’t crumble!
Hi Lexi,
I have made this recipe twice. I have to say my dogs love them so much. My question is are they supposed to be crunchy like a dog biscuit? I made them about the same thickness as you have in the pic and I baked them on 375 but they are not crunchy. More like a firm cost cookie. My dogs love them either way it is just for my own OCD lol.
Thank you so much for the recipe, we have a American Pit bull Terrier named Demi (who has the grain allergies) and Chihuahua, named Nigel they both love the treats! I was just curious how long they keep and if they should be refrigerated or not?
How much applesauce is used to substitute for the eggs?
Also, do these harden a good bit? I’m hoping they hold together well.
If anyone has a good recipe for “icing” that hardens to decorate the treats, please let me know! I would like to make these pretty for a fundraising event, but I have not had much success with finding the right combo of ingredients.
They harden! I’ve only made them this way so can’t guarantee results if you sub out ingredients! Good luck!!!
Hey, Lexi…..Are we related? Is that really you?
Debi & Eric
Hello!! I just used your recipe as a platform for my dog treats.. i added spent grain and barley and used almond butter and carrots instead of the peanut butter and sweet potato puree. My dog, Diamond, is obsessed!!!!
Thank you for posting your recipe.
Kristen
This is a wonderful recipe, my doggies loved them and I am making them again 2 weeks later :). I store them in the freezer that way I know they will stay fresh!! Love soooooo many of your recipes, thank you!!!
Do you think it would be ok to freeze half of the dough? I dont think my dog can go through 60 cookies in a couple of weeks so want to halve it.
If I’m using a Demarle at Home silicone mold do I add more egg and oil or just eggs.
Thanks.
How long do the treats last before going bad?
Lexi, could you please post nutrional information for these amazing 🐾 Treats? Thanks in advance!
These looks delicious and totally healthy too.
Oh my goodness gracious your puppy is so cute!!! We are getting a puppy this year and I cannot wait to make these homemade treats for them!
I was so excited to make these for my lav since they’re corn free! But he’s allergic to eggs… boo 🙁
Not your fault, my other dog would love them though 🙂
I thought these were perfect for my dog because she is allergic to wheat but then I saw the eggs (allergic to them also). I think I will try substituting them with applesauce.
Use Flaxseed instead of eggs! to use flaxseed meal as an egg replacer in recipes for muffins, cakes, cookies, and pancakes, use one tablespoon of flaxseed meal (grind in coffee grinder or blender/processor) and 3 tablespoons of liquid to replace each egg called for in the recipe. You can also reduce the flour in a recipe by up to 25 percent and replace it with ground flaxseed. Flaxseed meal can provide a nutritional punch to many baked goods. Add flaxseed meal to bread, pancakes, muffins, bars, cookies and other recipes for extra nutrition and a nutty flavor. Replace oil or shortening in a recipe with ground flaxseed. Substitute flaxseed at a 3:1 ratio for best results.
Wish I had thought of the flax seed!
My dogs love the treats. I think it rolls out best when chilled a bit. I’ll do that next time for the whole batch.
Instead of canned pumpkin/sweet potato, I used fresh sweet potatoes and microwaved them. They were organic, so I pureed them with the skins on and added the eggs toward the end in order to finely mash/puree them.
I just made them and I also added some flax seed, my 3 yrs old golden retriever “Maya” love’s the treats.
Thank you for the recipe 🙂
i went to culinary school and if we were allergic to eggs we would use apple sauce inplace of eggs. hope that helps
Try applesauce instead of an egg. (Unsweetened)
You can try Chia Seed as an egg substitute. Or ground flax (chia stays fresher longer and does not need to be ground) One tablespoon seed or ground flax to three tablespoons water. Let it sit to gel up a bit. Proceed!
Couldn’t you use a vegan egg substitute?or any other egg substitute
Yes probably! Give it a try!
Can he have nutritional yeast?
Not sure, I don’t really use nutritional yeast!
awesome! I can’t wait to try making these for our best buddy! thanks for figuring out a recipe!
Awwww, what a cute doggie you have. I will have to try these for my little pom.
Can’t wait to give these a try as homemade dog treats have been on my to-do for awhile. Thanks, Lexi!
Your blog is adorable! I have two little doggies that would love to gobble these all up!