Cookies for Gertie

Who says dogs can't eat cookies??? This weekend Lola and I expanded our cooking clientele.  We tried out a new recipe for dog biscuits cookies that I was given by my vet a few weeks back.  It seemed fairly straight forward and very kid-friendly.  Both ended up being true.

Here's what we needed:

1 cup of oatmeal 

1/2 cup half water (I ended up using almost a full cup)

1/2 cup applesauce

1 and 1/2 cups cornmeal

2 and 1/2 cups of whole-wheat flour

We mixed together the oatmeal, hot water and the applesauce and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.  We then added in the cornmeal and the flour and kneaded the dough until it was nice and stiff.  We placed our cookies on a greased pan and baked them for 50 minutes at 325 degrees.

We mixed the applesauce into the dry oats.

We added hot water, stirred the mixture thoroughly and then let it sit.

While we waited, we measured out the rest of the dry ingredients.

Lola worked on the precision of her pouring technique.  She takes her cooking very seriously :)

Once all of the ingredients were mixed in, the easiest way to create a stiff dough was to need the mixture with our hands.  Initially it was still a little bit crumbly, so we added a little extra warm water and that seemed to help.

Once the dough reached the appropriate consistancy (Lola said it was like "sand play dough" and she wasn't far off) we formed small flat patties about the size of a half dollar and placed them on our greased tray.

Our unbaked cookies.  What do you think of Lola's special "L" biscuit??  We thought about taking on a "G" for Gertie as well, but it seemed a bit too ambitious.

50 minutes later.....they smelled pretty good actually.

Mouth-watering! Gertie seemed to approve of the final product...

I have to admit, I definitely had my doubts about this cooking project, but I must tell you I was incredibly surprised with the outcome. Lola had a great time whipping up these treats.  She especially enjoyed forming the patties.  For her, it was really like glorified play dough fun.  Plus, these little medallions were kind of tasty! I am a bit embarrassed to say that we all tried them......

It should also be noted that Gertie is also a bit of a dog biscuit snob; she has been known to sniff and then ignore many a dog treat in her day.  These, however, were definitely up to her high snooty standards.  She lapped up every little morsel of these doughy treats. 

So now our biscuit container is filled with these great little treats and Gertie is one happy lady!  I have a feeling they may become a staple in this house.  I am confident that both Gertie and Lola will be quite pleased with this decision....

Hope you enjoy your week.
xo.
Dalton