15 Homemade Dog Biscuit Recipes

A conglomeration of recipes collected from clients and the internet over the decades. . .

Homemade Dog Biscuits can be modified by adding those ingredients your pet is not allergic to. The flours can be intermingled and you can use organic ingredients. This may be a good way to incorporate some herbal preparations your naturopath recommends as well! Store in the freezer or make sure they are good and dry so they don’t grow mold.

The Basic Dog Biscuit:

Ingredients for the Basic Dog Biscuit:

• 2 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (or substitute another flour that your dog is not allergic to)
• 1/2 cup Powdered Milk Or Powdered Cheese Sauce mix
• 1/2 tea. Celtic Sea Salt
• 1/2 tea. Garlic Powder
• 1 tea. Brown Sugar

Cut in: 

• 6 tablespoons Fat (organic butter, shortening, bacon grease, or meat drippings)

Then mix in: 

• 1 beaten Egg
• 1/2 cup Ice Water

Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes then leave them in the oven overnight to complete drying.

Barbecue Beef Biscuits

• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Beef Broth
• ¾ cup Ground Beef, browned and dried
• ½ cup Oats
• ½ cup Wheat Germ
• ¼ cup Barbecue Sauce
• 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes.  Baste lightly w/barbecue sauce before baking.

Beef & Cheddar Mini Muffins

• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Unbleached Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• ¾ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• ½ cup Ground Beef, browned and dried
• ¼ cup Honey
• 1 Egg
• 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Aluminum Free Baking Powder

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Spray muffin pans with olive oil spray.  Spoon mixture into mini muffin pans about ¾ full.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Store in refrigerator.

Chicken & Rice Biscuits

• 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 cups cooked White Rice
• 2 cups boiled Chicken Breast, shredded
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• ¼ cup minced Celery
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon dried Oregano

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Boil chicken breast in water until done and shred.  Microwave celery about 20 seconds.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Cheddar Biscuits

• 1-1/2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Unbleached Flour
• ¾ cup Milk
• 2 tablespoons Butter, melted
• Grated Parmesan Cheese for topping

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Carrot & Cheddar Mini Muffins

• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Unbleached Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 cup Grated Carrots
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Baking Powder

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Spray muffin pans with olive oil spray.  Spoon mixture into mini muffin pans about ¾ full.  Bake for 12 minutes.  Store in refrigerator.

Cheese Twists

• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• ¾ cup Chicken Broth
• ½ cup Parmesan Cheese, plus extra to sprinkle on twists
• ¼ cup Cornmeal
• 1 Egg

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll into quarter sized balls and then roll into pencil-shaped sticks, flatten with hands and twist 6-8 times.  Sprinkle with extra Parmesan cheese.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Peanut Butter Banana Biscuits

• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• ½ cup Unbleached Flour
• ¾ cup Oats
• ¾ cup Chunky Natural Peanut Butter
• ½ cup Banana, mashed
• 2 Eggs
• ½ cup Water
• 1 tablespoon Nonfat Dry Milk
• 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Ginger Biscuits

• 4 cups Unbleached Flour
• 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Molasses
• ¼ cup Honey
• 1 cup Water
• ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 4 tablespoons Ground Ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground Cloves

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Mint Biscuits

• 1-3/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 cup Unbleached Flour
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• ½ cup Oats
• 1/3 cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
• ¼ cup Raw Local Honey
• 1-1/2 tablespoons dried Mint
• 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 35 minutes.

Peanut Butter, Carrot & Oat Drop Cookies

• 2-1/2 cups Oats
• 1 cup Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
• ½ cup shredded Carrot
• ½ cup Chicken Broth
• 1/3 cup Honey
• 1/3 cup Unbleached Flour
• 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Warm peanut butter in microwave for about 1 minute.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough into small, individual balls and press onto greased cookie sheet with thumb and bake about 20-25 minutes.

Philly Cheese Steak Biscuits

• 2-1/3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• ¾ cup dried London Broil or Round Steak
• 4 ounces Cream Cheese
• ¼ cup unsweetened Applesauce
• ¼ cup Beef Broth
• ¼ cup Nonfat Dry Milk
• 1 Egg
• 1 package (1/4 ounce) Dry Yeast

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm chicken broth.  Place dried beef in food processor.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

Pumpkin Drop Cookies

• 1 3/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• ¾ cup Pumpkin
• 1/3 cup Water
• 3 tablespoons Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg White
• 1 tablespoon Molasses
• ½ teaspoon ground Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

Salmon Biscuits

• 3-1/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 1-1/2 cups Unbleached White Flour
• 1-1/2 cups Chicken Broth
• 12 ounce skinless boneless Pink Salmon (never ever feed raw salmon to dogs–it may kill them–and contains a parasite that is killed when cooked Nanophyetus salmonicola)
• ½ cup Wheat Germ
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ¼ Oats
• 2 tablespoons fresh Chopped Parsley

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix in a food processor.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes.

Turkey & Cheddar Biscuits

• 2-1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2-1/2 cups Unbleached White Flour
• 2 cups Ground Turkey, browned and dried
• 1-1/2 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 cup Cheddar Cheese
• 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine all ingredients and mix.  Roll dough and cut with cookie cutters.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Notes on making Homemade Dog Biscuits:

• When you have a choice, use organic (especially with flour and butter)
• Use meats and broths that are best for your dog and its health concerns–dilute the broth so that it’s not as salty
• Consult the Eat Right 4 Your Dog’s Blood type handout if you are seeing to make treats without the help of a holistic veterinarian https://naturalhealthtechniques.com/blood_type_diet_for_dogs/
• Use bacon grease as the fat if you have a dog with epilepsy. Over the years I have had numerous clients be able to control seizures naturally without the need of medication with this basic addition to the diet (about 1/4 tea/day for little dogs and 1/2 tea/day for larger dogs) but it has to be given every day. https://naturalhealthtechniques.com/epilepsy-and-seizures/
• I know Peanut butter is cheap, but Almond butter may be a better choice if your dog has allergies. There are too many molds in peanuts. https://www.vetinfo.com/peanut-allergies-in-dogs.html
• You may want to substitute and appropriate flour for the wheat flours when making homemade diets and dog biscuits
• Sometimes you can sneak in kelp and supplements into the dog biscuits but you should then figure out what the daily dosage would be for the minimum/maximum contained in each dog biscuit.