Dogs love these deliciously nutritious pumpkin paws delight cookies.
Taking extra time to create homemade cookies is an act of love for your dog. Recipes that have pumpkin as an ingredient will undoubtedly make your home smell amazing. In full disclosure, without sugar, these don’t taste fantastic to humans, but are perfect for a dogs palate. Our recipe is simple, healthy and your dog will love them.
All things considered,
these pumpkin paws delight cookies stand out because, first of all, they are made with all dog friendly ingredients, that makes these pumpkin cookies a win!
Secondly, you can customize the cookie size according to the size of your dog’s mouth. This is great if you have a household with different sized dogs needing different sized treats.
Third, these pumpkin dog cookies are made with no sugar. Sugar and salt content is often overlooked. It should be remembered sugar causes inflammation, which is something we should pay attention to for our dog’s health. What’s more it is important to avoid extra sugar if you’re watching the weight of your dog.
Ingredients For Pumpkin Paws Delight Cookie
- 2 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- water (depending on the water content in the pumpkin you may need to add a tablespoon)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a bowl, mix together flour, eggs, pumpkin, peanut butter, salt and cinnamon. You can mix the dough with a handheld beater. Consider mixing by hand as it works really well.
Why the extra water? The water content of canned foods can change slightly year to year, as the growing season will change seasonally. For this reason, adding a little water may be required. Baking is a science, after all. Science experiments evolve with practice. Don’t be afraid to experiment.
If the dough is dry add a little water, It should be workable, and not sticky.
Tips For Rolling Cookie Dough
Sprinkle flour on the work surface.
Use less flour then you think you will need.
Flour can always be added to sticky dough, but it can’t be removed.
Apply even pressure to the rolling pin.
If the dough becomes soft or sticky set it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
This pumpkin paws delight cookie dough has a feel similar to pie crust. Above all, remember it should be flexible, but not sticky.
Form the dough into two equal balls. After that, take one ball and begin to roll the dough out. Starting in the center and rolling out towards the edge.
Roll the dough out to 1/2 inch thickness
Do you have a favorite cookie cutter? I frequently use one I was given from my grandmother. Any shape will do. Find a cookie cutter that feels good in your hand.
Take the cookie cutter and cut out shapes. With a medium sized cookie cutter you should easily make 25 cookies.
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Set the cookies on a prepared cookie sheet.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15- 20 min. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack.
When they are cooled, move them into an airtight container.
They will keep for 2-3 weeks.
