Treat your furry friend to these incredibly easy homemade dog biscuits. This recipe uses basic, simple ingredients and can be easily adapted to include delicious add-ins!
This is such a fun little baking project that your kids will enjoy, too! For the basic recipe, all you’ll need are three simple ingredients: all-purpose flour (or whole wheat flour), eggs and water. That’s it!
How to Make Simple Dog Biscuits
- Form the dough in a large bowl.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to about ¼ inch thick on a surface dusted with flour.
- Cut into shapes using a cookie cutter. I love these cute bone-shaped cookie cutters.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
Flavorful Add-Ins
Get creative and add some deliciousness your dog will love you for! The photo above is the basic version of this recipe. The other photos that include colored dog biscuits were made with add-ins.
- Mashed cooked sweet potato
- Canned pure pumpkin puree
- Mashed banana
- Peanut butter
- Honey
- Broth – swap out the water for beef or chicken broth
About the Texture of These Dog Treats
These are not the type of hard treats that “snap” when you break them in half. They’re a little crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
How to Store
Once cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Please consult your veterinarian before feeding your dog any type of homemade dog treats or food. I hope your pups enjoy these treats as much as mine have over the years. Happy baking!
Simple Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour* and additional flour for dusting surface
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- ⅓ to ½ cup water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, eggs and water in a large bowl, forming a stiff dough with your hands. Add more water if necessary.
- Dust surface with flour. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough about ¼ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut into shapes (or use a pizza cutter wheel or knife to cut into small strips).
- Place onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.
- Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- This recipe yields approximately 35 (3 inch) bone shaped dog biscuits.
- Please consult your veterinarian before feeding your dog any type of homemade dog food or treats.
- Add-Ins: Add 2 tablespoons of one the following, if desired. Start with ⅓ cup of water when using add-ins and add more water if necessary to form a stiff dough.
- mashed banana
- pure pumpkin puree
- mashed sweet potato
- peanut butter *** make sure it does not contain xylitol
- honey
- Water can be substituted with beef or chicken broth.
- *I have tested this recipe with both all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour and both work well. However, whole wheat flour has more nutritional value. Nutritional info listed is using all-purpose flour.
Nutrition
If provided, nutritional info is a courtesy, is not guaranteed and should only be considered as a guideline.
Originally published May 2012. Updated with new photographs and new text October 2020.
Kaitlyn
I substituted the water for beef stock. My dog Cosmo loved it.
Kerri
Made these and added a spoonful of peanut butter – they were a big hit with my malamute!! Will definitely make again, thank you!!
Kiki
Can I add some kind of flavor in there such as peanut butter?
Amy
Hi Kiki, I haven’t personally added peanut butter to this recipe so I can’t say with 100% certainty how they’d turn out. However, if you read through the comments you’ll see that others have used peanut butter. Let us know how it turns out for you if you try it!
Dylan
I added peanut butter to it and it turned out perfect… I even like the taste!
Jade
Yes yes, i did and my dogs loved it, they just can’t stop enjoying them
Deborah
I added 4 tablespoons of peanut butter and 1 very ripe banana and increased the water to 2/3 cups.
My retriever danced…. thanks for a recipe that can be altered easily!
Lily
My dog needs to be trained every day, that was going good until he started running out of dog treats so I started looking for easy dog treat recipes and this was the easiest one I found. While I was making them my French bulldog kept whining for treats, when they were finished he was almost too excited to do his trick! Thank you!!!
Summer
Can I use beef broth instead of water?
Amy
Hi Summer, I’ve never tried it so I can’t say with 100% certainty. I wouldn’t hesitate to try it, though… let me know how it turns out if you use it! 🙂
Sue
We’ve just made a dozen biscuits using your recipe but instead of water we put chicken stock, and they loved them, will making these again.
Michelle
Wish I could post a photo – so pleased with these and my little girl got her play doh cutters out and made bone and heart shaped biscuits for our dogvue today during lockdown here in the UK. Thanks for the recipe! x
Amy
Thanks for sharing, Michelle… so happy your little girl enjoyed helping you make them! 🙂
sarch
my shitzu loved theese treats he got smaal squares ones with cinamon
Janey Troughton
Hi I used this recipe to make some for my dogs as a treat with it being one of the dogs birthdays. They absolutely love them. However I added half a cup of shredded cheese as I had no peanut butter. They loved them and I will be making them again soon. x
Ash
I didn’t have any eggs si I decided to substitute it with some peanut butter and he Loved them even more. Definitely recommend the recipe
Peyton
This turned out great! My Australian Shepherd loved these treats! It was so easy and simple. I added a spoonful of peanut butter to spruce it up a bit.h
Chelsea Renoe
I make these for my dog but I substitute the water for chicken or beef stock, sometimes baby food and water. Comes out great and my pup cannot get enough!!
gail fielding
Thank you so much, without the peanut butter, this is perfect for my dog with pancreatitis. I have been looking for no fat treats for years. Simple, cheap & tasty (says Archie).
Ellys
Hi Amy thanks for the tutorial!
i substituted those 2 cups with wholemeal flour and i added 2-3 tbsp of molasses syrup and a splash of water just to combine.
my fur friend really likes it, no more store bought snack and will make this recipe from now on <3
Cindy A Marshall
I will be making several batches with different variations. However, I will be using wholewheat flour instad of white.
Anonymous
If I added a banana would it change the consistency or could I just add less water?
Amy @ The Blond Cook
Hi, I’ve never tested this recipe with banana so I can’t say with certainty. Let us know how it turns out if you try it! 🙂
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