Monday, April 5, 2010

Cooking with Jackson


On one of our recent pet therapy visits to the care center, our friends there gave Jackson some 'cookies' the residents had baked. He absolutely loved them so I asked for the recipe and today we tried our hand at baking them. Now, I am NOT a baker or cook or anything resembling either, and I have no fancy kitchen equipment like a food processer or even a big mixer, etc., so this is a very simple recipe. There are only four ingredients. If my dogs are any indication, they are wonderful cookies - evidently foolproof  : )















Here's the recipe:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 T. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

One of the things I love about these dog treats is that they are soft and I can break off small pieces to use as treats in training. Following are some pictures of our cookie-making afternoon : )

In the oven they go.
Hot out of the oven and cooling - and boy, do they smell good!














And, what would I do without my supervisor?














Finally, a taste!

3 comments:

Lindsay said...

And they're even cut out like dog bones!!

M.T. said...

Wow, that really is a simple recipe! Jackson did an awesome job supervising, from what i can tell through the pics ;)

Unknown said...

OOh, Jackson - those look like incredible cookies!! YOu lucky pup to get home-backed cookies! My human can't bake to save her life!! :-)

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