homemade dog cookies - Pet forum for dogs cats and humans

budgrrl · #1 November 26th, 2009, 06:19 PM

i make kiila homemade dog cookies and this year we are making up lil cello bags of cookies for her doggie friends. i normally make them dog bone shaped, but i thought for christmas i would make gingerbread men.
does anyone have any suggestions as to what i could decorate them with that would be dog friendly? i'd like to give them buttons, eyes, and a mouth - so something black for the eyes and buttons, and something red for the mouth.

icing in a piping bag would be easiest....but does anyone have a dog friendly icing recipie??

rainbow · #2 November 27th, 2009, 02:24 AM

I would just make the eyes, mouth and buttons with the icing as well.

Cream Cheese Icing

1/2 cup cream cheese
1 Tbsp plain yogurt
1 Tbsp honey
1-2 Tbsp flour

Mix cream cheese, yogurt and honey in a bowl until smooth. Mix in flour a little at a time until you have a good consistency for spreading.

budgrrl · #3 November 28th, 2009, 12:23 AM

thanks rainbow!
would this icing harden, or remain soft? i am loking for something that hardens pretty good so that i can package them up in cello bags for kiila's buddies for christmas.

i wonder if michaels sells any dog cookie decorating kits? i will have to take a peek

Winston · #4 November 28th, 2009, 07:41 AM

budgrrl check out the recipe books here on the site there are lots of recipes...if not I have a doggy cookbook i can email to you. just pm me if your interested.

cindy

budgrrl · #5 November 28th, 2009, 11:41 AM

thanks winston!
maybe i havent had enough coffee yet this morning, but i cannot find any icing ones - atleast none that would harden enough to make icing eyes, mouth, and buttons on the gingerbread men dog cookies i will be making.
that is a great recipie book you posted though! i have about 100 dog cookie recipies - but i generally stick to 3 different kinds as staples and try a new one every time i make her cookies. there are a few new ones on your post - i will have to give those a try too

rainbow · #6 November 28th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budgrrl

thanks rainbow!
would this icing harden, or remain soft? i am loking for something that hardens pretty good so that i can package them up in cello bags for kiila's buddies for christmas.

I honestly don't know as I've never made it ....only had the recipe on file in case I did.

rainbow · #7 November 28th, 2009, 12:36 PM

I just googled ....scroll down to near the bottom of the page for Royal Icing ....

http://www.best-dog-treat-recipes.co...eat-icing.html

budgrrl · #8 November 28th, 2009, 01:18 PM

thats funny.....i JUST found that same page too! haha!
i think i will use royal icing for the gingerbread men features, and melted yogourt to dip the bone ones into - then stripe with the royal icing too!

they are gonna look soooo cute!! i will be sure to take a few pics (providing they look okay!)

thanks rainbow and winston for the replies!

rainbow · #9 November 28th, 2009, 02:07 PM

LOL ...yep, google is a great website.

Your cookies sound yummy .....looking forward to the pics.

budgrrl · #10 December 4th, 2009, 10:52 AM

i found a great royal icing kit at michaels today

got all my supplies today and will make them tomorrow and post pics!

i am making:
- apple pupcakes dipped in melted carob chips with paw prints on them
- peanut butter gingerbread men
- regular bone shaped cookies dipped in melted white choc wafers (red) with white stripes

i've made dog cookies for years, but have never decorated them before - hope they turn out okay!

budgrrl · #11 December 5th, 2009, 04:24 PM

not so sure if decorating doggie cookies are my forte! haha!
kind of wish i had kids that i could blame the decorating on!
good thing kiila's doggie buddies arent that picky!!

angeldogs · #12 December 5th, 2009, 05:28 PM

They look good.If it wasn't for the bone one giving them being dog cookies.i would eat them not knowing.

rainbow · #13 December 5th, 2009, 07:10 PM

WOW ....excellent job, budgrrl.

Seriously, you could sell those

.....I've seen some not even as good as that in the pet stores here.

budgrrl · #14 December 5th, 2009, 10:25 PM

thanks guys!!

i was kind of hoping they'd turn out better - the icing was a lil runny and have never really used a piping bag before....but overall, kiila approves

i do have to say that working with carob chips is not so fun...it doesnt melt nearly as well as regular chocolate chips. with other human treats i have made, you can just dip them in chocolate...but with the carob chips, i had to spread it on as it didnt melt to the same consistency.

but i will keep trying and make some holiday treats for every holiday...and some just for fun