The Best Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits EVER – According to Sierra
These peanut butter dog biscuits are Sierra’s favorite and she claims that they’re the best dog biscuits recipe ever. She’d refuse most any other biscuit that anyone tries to give her. She’d sample the other treats then spit it out. Update: 3/21/2020: Our dear Sierra left this world at the age of 14 1/2. Her final months of pain and suffering finally came to an end and she’s now at peace. She had a wonderful life and brought us so much joy and love. xo
- We lost our dear Dante in May, 2011. We love you both so much. Thank you for bringing us so much love and joy into our lives. We still have Lexi in our lives to continue the love.
Best Dog Biscuits Recipe
“Incentives.” That’s what we have to call dog biscuits now around the house. The pups have long figured out “treats” and spelling out the letters to each other in this LOL world was starting to get old. We’ve gotten in the habit of using letters instead of words so much I’ve started glancing over my shoulder expecting to hear a pre-K teacher about to scold “Use your words!”
I’ve been wanting to come up with a new dog biscuit recipe for a while. They are super handy to have around while Lexi is in her puppy-teenager phase. Nothing like a little “incentive” to help bring a distracted puppy running when you call them to “come”. My philosophy is that when you call them over to you, it should be the best thing in the world. Full of love, scratches, and often times a delicious treat. Even when you want to twist their floppy ears for getting into something they aren’t supposed to.
Watch video for Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits featuring Sierra & Lexi:
Her Favorite Dog Treats
Unfortunately my last few attempts at a new biscuit recipe weren’t as good as I had hoped. Sure Lexi and Sierra slobbered, drooled and ate them all up, but I just wasn’t feeling the same excitement they’ve show for the other dog biscuits I’ve made. And I didn’t like how the new recipes would roll out, or keep, or not crumble. It just wasn’t “it”. I think I was messing with the recipes too much.
After the the last few weeks of being crazy busy with shoots for clients getting ready with their Summer and Grilling Season recipes, the puppy parent guilt was starting to set it. So a few nights ago I gave up a couple hours sleep and was determined to make a slobber worthy treat for the pups.
Starting with a basic dog biscuit dough, I threw in a couple things that were good for them; turmeric and ground flax seeds. Sierra gets a weird head shaking thing which at best medical analysis is harmless but is probably caused by low blood sugar so I added a bit of brown sugar. Some peanut butter ’cause they really love peanut butter. And for the flavor kicker, added beef bouillon powder to the water used in the recipe. The dough rolled, cut, and baked beautifully. The only thing left was the white boxer test.
She’s a picky eater
Sierra has always been a cautious eater ever since testing out a devil pepper in the garden as a puppy. To this day, rarely does she take food without carefully testing it. Even then, food is about 5th or 6th down on her list of great things. Head rubs and attention, next is chasing balls, cozy fleece, walks… Oh and don’t forget chasing and arguing with the squirrels. It takes quite a bit to get her amped over any food item.
Verdict: In her 8 years of doggyhood, she has never camped out in the kitchen waiting for a treat. Nearly every night since making these “incentives” she can be found lying and waiting in the kitchen right below the treat container. Hand out a treat and our normally reserved, super gentle treat taker instantly flops her big fleshy lips over your fingers in a mad dash to get the “incentive” in her mouth. These are the best treats EVER.
Pups are happy and the “incentives” are mom and dad approved. Guilt appeased. Now back to work for a couple more client shoots then we’ll see about some dog beach time.
-Todd
Is Turmeric good for dogs? We did some research here and here.
Sierra, our dear white boxer and Lexi, our Rhodesian ridgeback. Sisters!
Here’s our favorite cutter sets. Obviously they have many uses beyond puppy treats, but ours tend to see a lot of action in that department. We love how all of these sets store, ’cause nothing drives us nuts more than messy kitchen drawers:
Cuisipro Heart Cutter Set – Set of 5. Snap together for easy storage Nice heart shape and easy to handle and press.
Fox Run Bone Cutter Set – These are the bone shaped cutters used in the video (and at home all the time) Fun shape! Set of 3, comes in a handy storage tin.
Kayaso Round Cutter Set – This is our favorite round cutter set. Great selection of sizes. We’ll use the smallest for slightly larger than kibble sized training treats. This dog biscuits recipe was originally published in 2013 and re-published in 2018 with a new video, updated photos and recipe box format!
Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits w/ Flax & Turmeric - Best Dog Biscuit EVER!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) hot Water
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Beef or Chicken Bouillon Powder
- 2 1/2 cups (325 g) all-purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Brown Sugar , optional
- 1/2 cup (55 g) ground Flax Seed
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Turmeric
- 1/2 cup (130 g) Peanut Butter
- 1 (1) Egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water. Set aside.
- Combine the flour, brown sugar, ground flax, and turmeric in a mixer bowl. Using a dough hook, mix in hot water mixture, peanut butter and egg. Continue mixing until the dough ball is smooth, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl to help everything mix together.
- Roll out the dough to a little less than 1/2" thick. Cut into desired dog biscuit shapes (we use hearts for "good dogs" and small circles or small bone shapes for training incentives). Place the cut out dog biscuits on the prepared sheet pans.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the biscuits feel dried and fairly hard (they will harden a bit more after cooling). Baking time will vary depending on how thick the biscuits were rolled out. As long as the biscuits are cooked fully dry, they will keep for several weeks or more.
How long do these stay good for?
Hi Larissa,
As long as you bake them until they are fully dry, they keep for quite a long time. We’ve had batches last for a month or two without going bad. The only batch which went bad had molded after about 6-8 weeks and I hadn’t baked that batch as much as I usually do and it wasn’t as hard as normal after it cooled off.
Gotta try these biscuits out, mostly because your pictures made them look absolutely adorable. Love the little heart treats for the pups.
My pug Jordan (who also answers to his Chinese name Little Fragrant Flower) would like to thank you for your most delightful recipe. He would do it personally except that you’re too far away to be slobbered over. Thank you for this. Oh, and your flax biscuits are to die for too.
Love it, Thanks for sharing the recipe. Looks easy to make and Im sure my dogs will love it.
http://www.dogsilove.com/cutest-puppy-cupcake-and-recipe/
I made a batch of these and made Christmas bags for the family pups. Of course my puppies got to taste some early, they lovelovelove them. Thanks for the recipe! !
Hi, I made these withe brown rice flour and organic cane sugar. Amazing, my picky yorkie loves them!
Just made these and they are a hit!! So happy to have this recipe, thanks so much.
Wondering how long they will stay fresh for?
Just noticed your description of Sierra having ‘a weird head shaking thing’ due to low blood sugar. I’m just wondering if you’ve ever had her blood sugar measured during one of these episodes, because I would wager that’s not what causing it. Boxers are actually known to sometimes have a tremor disorder that causes mild episodic head tremors with no known cause. Fortunately it’s not serious and doesn’t progress to more severe seizures, and doesn’t require any treatment. If she has been shown to be truly hypoglycemic, then ignore all this, but try to find out why, because that could indicate a more serious problem. (BTW, I am a DVM not just a crazy dog lover. But I do love your dog photos and look forward to trying out your recipe!)
hi, Sound like a fantastic recipe and I will be making it for our fur babies. One thing I would add to it though it a few twists of black pepper and a tablespoon or two of linseed/coconut/olive oil. These additional ingredients are needed in order for the turmeric to be used efficiently by the body 🙂
*If you click on the link it will send you to a picture of the treats I made using your recipe. My dog, Gracie, LOVES them! She is always standing right by the treat jar just like Sierra. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Mary
I must agree (or rather my dogs must agree!) BEST doggies treats EVER!! Seriously my 6 month old white golden retrievers will do just about ANYthing for these treats & I LOVE knowing they are getting homemade healthy treats!! I, as suggested, make some in heart shaped official treats & a bunch of small ‘incentive’ treats. So fabulous for training! Thanks SO much for sharing!!
The ears in that last pic! I die of the cuteness overload. We have a weimaraner and that awkward teenage/puppy stage was my absolute favorite b/c her ears were about 5 times the size of her head at that point. She turns 6 next month…these might end up being her bday “incentive”.
I have my 1st batch in the oven and can’t wait to try them out on my two 7 month old St. Berdoodles! I can’t believe how many biscuits I was able to make! Thanks for the recipe!
My mind is trying to wrap around the sight of a St Bernard – Poodle cross (assuming that is what St. Berdoodle is). They have to be huge, super smart, and loving. Hope your pups love them as much as our do. You may have to watch out for the drool puddles. 😉
I have a set of 3 dog biscuit shaped cutters I would use instead of the heart. My Zoe is a mix of Pit Bull and German Shepard, she was the runt of the litter so she is quite small. She resembles both of your dogs, but shes a brindle. She likes the middle size bones I make for her.
Thanks for sharing Beth. Lexi was the runt of her litter too. That just makes them extra special 😉
I have a pug, husky, and wolf malamute hybrid that I’m always trying to make treats for that I can cut into varies sizes for them. Is there a alternative way to make these without a dough hook? Love the pictures that illustrate this! Beautiful dogs!
Sure. You don’t have to mix them with the dough hook, it just makes everything easier. The regular beater attachment is fine if you have a stand mixer. If want to you can always mix with a wooden spoon or other solid spoon. You have some lucky pups!
I love the white boxer! I also have a white one, 6 months old, “Oscar”. He also loves treats, he was able to knock a whole box of them off the counter last week and treated himself to a months worth of them in one sitting!
Boxers at such silly pups. We’re sure yours will fill you with lots of love and laughs over the years. Be prepared for puppy like behavior for 6 more years! Then they’ll finally grow up. Kind of.