The Best Recipes for Dog-Safe Christmas Cookies

Christmas time means the house is full of special food and desserts! But your furry friend doesn’t have to feel left out! Read below for Christmas cookie Recipes for dogs!

Doggy Christmas Cookies

Check out this festive recipe with simple ingredients that are safe for Fido!

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Microwave the applesauce and frozen cranberries together until thawed. (This will give your cookies a slight red coloring in the Christmas spirit!)
3. With a food processor, pulse the fruit mixture and dried cranberries until combined.
4. Add in the flour, rolled oats, eggs, and coconut oil and pulse until a dough forms.
5. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough and add more flour as necessary.
6. Roll the dough out to be about 1/4 inch thick and cut out fun shapes with cookie cutters.
7. Bake for about 20 minutes and let cool completely before serving your canine!

Festive Dog-Friendly Christmas Cookies

These colorful cookies are full of holiday cheer and contain an ingredient combo your pal is sure to love! I mean, who can resist peanut butter and bananas?

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups brown rice flour (this is more gentle on your pal’s digestive system)
• 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 ripe banana
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup beet powder (an optional ingredient but gives the cookies a festive look!)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, peanut butter, egg, banana, and honey until well combined.
3. Add in the beet powder and knead it in with your hands. Add extra flour if the dough is too sticky.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to be about 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes.
5. Chill the cutouts in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies.
7. Let it cool completely, and enjoy!

Gingerbread Dog Cookies

Christmas time means gingerbread houses filled with gingerbread men! So, check out this gingerbread recipe made just for Fido!

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger (or 1 teaspoon of dried powdered ginger)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the molasses, honey, water, and oil.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix well.
5. Divide the dough into 4, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3-5 hours.
6. Lightly flour your surface and roll the dough to be about 1/4 inch thick.
7. Use cookie cutters to cut out fun shapes!
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cookies begin to brown.
9. Let cool completely before letting your furry friend dig in!

You can frost the cookies with melted yogurt chips or a bit of white chocolate melts if you like. (Stay away from anything containing cocoa!) Or, you can top it with a dog-safe frosting.

Candy Cane Dog Treats

Nothing says holidays like candy canes! Check out this dog-friendly treat so your pal can have their own candy cane treat!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup nonfat powdered milk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup bone broth
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons all-natural red food coloring (such as beet juice)
• 1 large egg for egg wash
• Additional flour for kneading

Instructions

1. Whisk together flour, powdered milk, and baking powder in a large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, the eggs are put into the bone broth.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until combined.
4. Separate the dough in half, wrap one-half in wax paper, and refrigerate.
5. Add the red food coloring to the other half and knead thoroughly.
6. Wrap the red half in wax paper and refrigerate for two hours.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease your cookie sheets.
8. Divide each half of the dough into tablespoon-sized balls with an equal number of red and white balls.
9. Roll out each ball into roughly 5-inch long, thin strips.
10. Twist one of each colored strip together and bend it into the classic candy cane shape.
11. Whisk the extra egg and each treat with the egg wash.
12. Bake for 10 minutes.
13. Cool completely, and enjoy!

Try out some of these dog-friendly cookie recipes your canine is sure to love this holiday season!