These homemade Doggie Biscuit Deluxe treats are a simple way to spoil your pup without paying boutique-bakery prices for a jar of dog biscuits. You mix a hearty whole grain dough with molasses, seeds, and a little oil, roll it out, cut it into shapes, and bake until firm. If your dog likes a crunchier biscuit, there’s an easy trick for that too.
- 🧰 Materials You'll Need
- 🔧 Tools & Equipment
- 🛠️ How to Make Doggie Biscuit Deluxe
- 🎨 Customization Ideas
- 💡 Helpful Tips and Uses
- 🛡️ Safety Information
- 📦 Storage
- 💸 Estimated Cost
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- ❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Doggie Biscuit Deluxe
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Materials You’ll Need
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon bone meal
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons corn oil or soy oil
- 1/2 cup soy flour
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- 1 to 2 teaspoons garlic powder, optional
- 1 teaspoon iodized salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk, plus more if needed
- Extra flour for lightly dusting the counter
- Grease for the cookie sheets
Tools & Equipment
- Medium-sized mixing bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing spoon
- Rolling pin
- Doggie biscuit shaped cookie cutter
- Cookie sheets
- Pastry brush or spoon for brushing the tops
How to Make Doggie Biscuit Deluxe
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease your cookie sheets.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, bone meal, cornmeal, soy flour, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, iodized salt, and garlic powder if you’re using it.
- In a small bowl, mix the egg with 1/4 cup milk.
- Add the oil, molasses, a dash of garlic, and all but 1 tablespoon of the egg-milk mixture to the dry ingredients.
- Knead the soft dough for a few minutes to make a firm dough, adding a little more milk if needed.
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes or more. Refrigeration isn’t necessary.
- Lightly flour a countertop or other hard surface and roll the dough to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Brush the top with the remaining egg-milk mixture.
- Cut the dough with a doggie biscuit shaped cookie cutter and place the pieces on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the biscuits are baked through and firm.
- For harder biscuits, turn off the oven after baking, open the door slightly, and leave the biscuits in the oven overnight to finish crisping.
Customization Ideas
This recipe already gives you one easy swap built right in. Use sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, depending on what you have on hand or what costs less in your pantry that week.
If you like making different homemade dog treats, try rotating these with Simple Doggie Biscuits, Cheddar Doggie Biscuits, or Mint Coconut Doggie Breath Biscuits for a little variety in the treat jar.
Helpful Tips and Uses
- Roll the dough to a full 1/2 inch thick if you want a sturdy biscuit with a hearty crunch.
- If the dough feels dry while kneading, add a little more milk until it comes together into a firm dough.
- The overnight oven-crisping method works well if your dog prefers a harder biscuit.
- These make a thoughtful homemade treat for your own dog or for a simple pet-themed gift.
Safety Information
If you’re concerned about this, omit the garlic altogether.
That’s the simplest and safest approach. Garlic and other allium vegetables are listed by the ASPCA as foods dogs should avoid, and powdered forms are especially concentrated, so optional really does mean optional here. If your dog has diet sensitivities or health issues, skip it and keep the biscuits plain instead with guidance that matches your pet from your veterinarian or the ASPCA’s toxic foods list for pets.
Storage
Let the biscuits cool completely before storing them. Keep them in an airtight container once they’re fully cooled so they stay as firm and dry as possible. If you use the overnight crisping method, make sure they feel fully dry before you seal them up.
Estimated Cost
Estimated consumable cost: about $4.40 per batch, depending on the seeds and pantry brands you use. That estimate covers the ingredients used in one batch, not the full purchase price of reusable tools.
🛍️ Need Help Finding Everything?
- Whole wheat flour at Walmart
- Soy flour at Walmart
- Molasses at Walmart
- Pumpkin seeds at Walmart
- Bone meal powder on Amazon
- Dog biscuit cookie cutters on Amazon
Frequently Asked Questions about Doggie Biscuit Deluxe
Yes. In fact, if you have any concern at all, leave it out. The dough will still come together and bake just fine without it.
No. This dough can rest for 30 minutes or longer at room temperature, and refrigeration isn’t necessary.
Add a little more milk, just enough to bring it together into a firm dough. You want it workable, not sticky and sloppy.
Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thick. That gives you a sturdy biscuit and matches the original method.
Yes. The recipe uses sunflower or pumpkin seeds, so either one works.
After baking, turn off the oven, crack the door slightly, and leave the biscuits in the oven overnight. That extra drying time helps crisp them up.
Absolutely. A doggie biscuit shaped cutter is fun, but any small cookie cutter will do the job if that’s what you have.
It helps finish the tops before baking and uses up the reserved mixture from the dough prep. It’s a simple step, but worth doing.
Yes. Let them cool completely first, then keep them in an airtight container. If they still feel at all soft, let them dry out longer before storing.
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Doggie Biscuit Deluxe
Equipment
Materials
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon bone meal
- ¼ cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons corn oil or soy oil
- ½ cup soy flour
- ¼ cup molasses
- ½ cup sunflower or pumpkin seeds
- 1 to 2 teaspoons garlic powder optional
- 1 teaspoon iodized salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup milk plus more if needed
- Extra flour for dusting
- Grease for the cookie sheets
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease the cookie sheets.
- Mix the whole wheat flour, bone meal, cornmeal, soy flour, seeds, salt, and garlic powder if using in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Mix the egg with 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl.
- Add the oil, molasses, a dash of garlic, and all but 1 tablespoon of the egg-milk mixture to the dry ingredients.
- Knead the soft dough a few minutes to make a firm dough, adding more milk if needed.
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes or more.
- Lightly flour a countertop or other hard surface and roll the dough to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Brush with the remaining egg-milk mixture.
- Cut with a doggie biscuit shaped cookie cutter and place on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350F for 30 to 35 minutes.
- To make harder biscuits, turn off the oven after baking, open the door slightly, and leave them in the oven overnight to finish crisping.
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- Estimated cost is based on consumable ingredients only and will vary by brand and package size.
- Garlic is optional and can be omitted altogether.
- If the dough is dry, add a little more milk.
- Refrigeration is not necessary during the resting period.
thank you for posting the truth about garlic in pet treats!! i am so tired of seeing blatant misinformation on the internet about how garlic is bad for pets. onions are bad for dogs, garlic is not.
here’s a guide on the garlic levels safe for dogs, based on a dog’s weight:
fresh garlic (from the complete guide to natural health for dogs and cats by dr. pitcairn)
10 to 15 pounds: .5 clove
20 to 40 pounds: 1 clove
45 to 70 pounds: 2 cloves
75 to 90 pounds: 2.5 cloves
100 pounds +: 3 cloves
Source: The Shocking Truth About Dogs and Garlic – PetGuide
bone meal? where do we get this at?
bone meal is a mixture of finely and coarsely ground animal bones and if you buy prepackaged stuff, also can contain slaughter-house waste products. it’s a fabulous fertilizer for plants in addition to a tasty flavor enhancer in homemade dog treats. you can actually get bone meal from your local meat market guy (or the meat department at walmart, or any major grocery store.) just ask them to save the bone shavings for you.
you can also grind chicken or turkey bones yourself if you want to make your own.
alternatively, you can buy this nutrient rich product in a bottle at health food stores, or online on Amazon. We actually purchase the Kal Bone Meal Powder and include it in our homemade (homeopathic) pet food recipes to supplement phosphorus and calcium in their diets.
i made these yesterday and baked them for the time listed, but my son said that we should put gravy on them. i still had some leftover gravy from thanksgiving so we dipped them in gravy and then rebaked them until the gravy was dried. my doggies are in 7th Heaven!
They LOVE these
Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic recipes budget101! I’ll be making packages of these for gifts for my friends pets.
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can you use the bone meal in the lawn and garden section that you buy for plants?
i was wondering if we can omit some of the cornmeal. my friend had a dog that was allergic to corn products. i would love to send her any recipe so she is not spending too much money on store bought products and with the recent recalls.
this will save some time and headache.
My dogs would love these. I’m going to try the tip of basting with gravy on some to see how that works.
could you substitute flax seed? is it okay for dogs? i have those on hand already!:purr::dunno:
i am defintely making these for my dog!
my dogs love this one: 350 degree preheated oven
1 1/2 cups each whole wheat flour and selfrising flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup peanut butter
2T bacon grease (OIL)
mix all ingredients. with rolling pin, roll out to 1/8 th inch thick
cut into any size you want. I use the back of butter knife so as not to scratch counter tops
Bake in no stick cookie sheets until golden brown
Thank you. Will definately try these. 🐶😄