I'm trying a little something different today. I know you probably know how much I love my furbabies. If you didn't, you do now! I love my dogs, kitties and old bird.
I made my dogs some doggie cookies for the #creativecookieexchange. What possessed me to make my dogs cookies this month? Well, the theme was to make someone's day cookies. I thought of my dogs and went to work. They're apple and peanut butter lovers, by the way.
In the spirit of the game day season, I made my dogs some football shaped cookies. After using it for the first time on these cookies, I have decided that I pretty much love this cutter a lot. It's pretty darn neat. I think it was a consignment shop find. I normally buy the cookie cutters by the bag full there.
Funny story about these cookies. The husband, who was super excited to see these cookies on the platter Friday night after a long day at work, asked who the cookies were for. I had a smirk on my face and said that he could eat them if he wanted. I thought he would have figured out after I had told him that I was making some doggie cookies that they weren't for him. Instead, he did an excited, hand-rubbing dance and then.. I had to break it to him. I kind of felt awful that he was super pumped about the cookies, but still found it funny. Does that make me a bad wife? No, it doesn't because I made him whoopie pies the next morning to make up for it.
Apple Peanut Butter Doggie Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 T. creamy peanut butter
- 1 T. honey
- 2 large eggs
- 4 ¼ cups whole wheat flour divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add in the applesauce, peanut butter, and honey. Whisk until everything is combined.
- Add in the eggs one at a time and whisk each one until incorporated.
- Add in 4 cups of whole wheat flour. I used whole wheat pastry flour. Stir in with a spatula until all the flour is incorporated into the cookie dough. If it gets too hard to stir, use your hands.
- Dust a clean surface with the remaining ¼ cup of whole wheat flour. Press out the dough and use the remaining flour to top the dough.
- Roll the cookies out and cut the cookies out using your cutter of choice.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely. The cookies will not be super hard. It will be slightly soft like a cookie.
Nutrition
The theme this month is Make Someone’s Day Cookies! We chose someone in our lives that we loved and baked them cookies that they love! Maybe you will feel inspired to bake someone that you love a cookie! If you are a blogger and want to join in the fun, contact Laura at thespicedlife AT gmail DOT com and she will get you added to our Facebook group, where we discuss our cookies and share links.
You can also just use us as a great resource for cookie recipes--be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start baking, check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:
- Dulce de Leche Madeleines from The Spiced Life
- Almond Butter Cookies from NinjaBaker
- Lemon Thyme Shortbread Cookies from Sweet Cinnamon & Honey
- Classic Shortbread with Fleur de Sel from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Coconut Rum Celebration Cookies from Food Lust People Love
- Jam Filled Butter Cookies from Magnolia Days
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies from Spiceroots
- Chocolatey Chocolate Chip Cookies from Indian Curries/stew
- Alphabet Letter Cookies from A Baker’s House
- Chocolate Chunk Shortbread from Baking in Pyjamas
- Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies from Noshing With The Nolands
- Soft Sugar Cookies from DessertStalking Blog
- Frosted Lemon Cookies from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Cherry Pie Cookies from It's Yummi
- Apple Peanut Butter Doggie Cookies from Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt
- Four Ingredient Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies from Rhubarb and Honey
Renee says
These cookies would make my hounds very happy. They also love apples and peanut butter. That cutter is awesome too.
Miranda says
Thank you! My little dog goes crazy over apples!
Tara says
What a great idea, perfect for this theme!!
Miranda says
Thank you!
Holly says
Oh how sweet for your furry friends! I think the ingredient list looks people friendly too.
Miranda says
It is very people friendly. They would need a little jazzing up for people though. Maybe a touch more honey?
Stacy says
I would have been sorely tempted not to say a word and see if he liked them, Miranda. Perhaps saying it was a new lower sugar recipe that was more like crackers. You know, like for cheese or dip. Bet he'd have LOVED them. I am thinking they'd be great with some extra mature cheddar or blue cheese. 🙂
Miranda says
haha! If he wasn't so happy and excited about it, I would have. He probably wouldn't have said anything other than they were good, just not very sweet. He's such a supportive spouse. 🙂
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
What a cute story!! The cookies are adorable.
Miranda says
Thank you! The husband didn't find it nearly as cute. lol
The Ninja Baker says
They are great looking cookies, Miranda. Our furry family members do indeed deserve yummy treats =) Pinning!
Miranda says
Thank you! 😀
Ansh says
Oh your fur babies would have loved these! Great flavor combo and what a cute shape.
Miranda says
Thank you! They ate them right down!
Shilpi says
Your devotion of making cookies for your furbabies, shows how much you love them... Lovely...
Miranda says
Thank you. 🙂 I do indeed love them!
Laura says
I LOVE the way you ran outside the box on this one! GREAT share!
Miranda says
Thank you so much! I'm always making treats for my hubby and son, so I figured I would make something extra special for my pups this time!
Becca from ItsYummi.com says
These cookies are just downright adorable! I wonder if my cat would eat them? LOL
Miranda says
Thank you so much! Lol. I guess it depends on how crazy your kitty is. haha
Sophie says
This is the cutest idea ever. I should make my furbabies a treat sometime. Love the story about your husband's cookie disappointment. Sweet of you to make it up to him 🙂 We bakers really do spoil our loved ones don't we? 😛
Miranda says
Thank you! Furbabies love little treats made just for them. 🙂 I totally agree. We bakers do spoil our loved ones! lol
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
I love you that you made doggie treat, such a fun and lovely idea!
Miranda says
Thank you! I try to be a little different. 😀
Mary says
I really love the recipes with applesauce and peà nut butter, the problem I have is using whole wheat flour. Do you have recipes substituting oatmeal or any other glutten free flour
Miranda says
I don't, sorry!