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.
Jessie says
I make these for my girl. She loves them so much. I make different flavors for her too. Beef broth, peanut butter, and cheese flavors are what we came up with so far. Thank you so much.
Crazy4Dogs says
My dog LOVES these! When I took these treats out of the oven they smelt like CHICKEN NUGGETS! {I added beef broth} Thank you for this recipe!!! 🙂
Tammy Hines says
My dog loves these treats
Neri Labayog says
made these today and the babies absolutely love it! Added 1/4 cup of milk powder for added flavor. Will be making a new batch next week since from the looks of it, the batch i made today won’t last long. (we have 4 dogs and 1 cat) thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Deb says
I just made these cookies for my 2 dogs. Added sweet potato. Will let you know how I did with them. Thank you
Kate says
Absolutely fantastic! my dog loves them, I add extras such as carrot, sweet potato, liver or blueberry (all dog friendly ofcorse! Thank you again, perfect measuring.)
Oscar says
I am 11 and I found this very easy to make my dog loved it and wanted more. The recipe also has a lot of personal customization.
Yvonne Lemieux says
I was skeptical at first cause my dogs are so picky.. I took a chance on such a simple recipe & let me tell you they both loved them….I’m so happy thank you.
Colleen says
My dog (Sweetie Pie) loves these! I did adjust the recipe and used oat flour since my dog has skin allergies. I also added peanut butter and cooked for 19 minutes. Sweetie Pie and I thank you for sharing!
K says
Oh my! This is a blessing for anyone, especially those of us who have lots of rescues. All 5 of our dogs went crazy for these! All different sizes and breeds. All of the ingredients are in your cupboard.
Harriet says
My dog absolutely loves them! So much cheaper than buying treats from the store. I added 2 mashed bananas in, and it worked well, might try peanut butter next!
Sarah says
My dog (who is extremely picky) LOVES these cookies! I cut the recipe in half and added in some apple sauce and about a tablespoon of honey for flavor
Hana says
We have two dogs both older dogs but the one prefers soft treats not the hard one and these were exactly what we were looking for. Thank you so much
Amy says
Thank you, Hana – So glad your fur baby loved them! 🙂
Andi says
Thanks for this! It took about 10 mins to make the dough and flatten it out. I didn’t have a cookie-cutter so I let it bake as a big blob then broke it off into tiny pieces once it was cooled down. My dog loves it and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Super easy and a very cheap way to make dog biscuits!
Anne says
Can you use bread flower?
Trying to utilize what I have in my cupboard
Amy says
Hi Anne, I haven’t tested this recipe with bread flour so I can’t say with complete certainty. Let me know how it turns out if you try it!
Sue says
Hi Anne,
How did using the bread flour turn out
Sue