Prime Time With Kids

Dog Biscuits

 

Bake a batch of these crunchy dog biscuits with your kids for a great Christmas doggie gift or a snow or rainy day activity.  This simple recipe goes together in minutes, and young kids will have an easy and satisfying time rolling out or patting down the pliable dough to create shapes with cute cookie cutters.

 

Ingredients you’ll need:

2 cups whole-wheat flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup peanut butter at room temperature

1 cup whole milk

½ teaspoon salt

All purpose flour for rolling the dough

 

After you set the oven to 375 degrees, here’s how to get the kids involved:

 

Step 1: Let one child measure and combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.

Step 2: Another child may measure and stir the peanut butter and milk together in a smaller mixing bowl.  It will take a minute or two until the mixture is smooth.  Slowly pour it into the dry ingredients and stir until well-combined.

Step 3: Sprinkle flour on the counter.  Knead the dough a few times until it is easy to roll out into a ¼ inch rectangle with a lightly floured rolling pin.  Cut with cookie cutters in fun shapes such as a fire hydrant, bone, kitty heart or X’s and O‘s and transfer to greased (or parchment paper covered) cookie sheets.

Step 4: Bake 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.  Let cool.

 

Divide into gift bags, tie with red ribbon and a Christmas tag and deliver to neighborhood dog friends for Christmas.

 

Note: A 1-1/2 inch heart shaped cookie cutter makes six dozen Christmas biscuits.