Easy Homemade Dog & Cat Treat Recipes To Make During the Holidays

Holiday goodies you can give your pets, have fun making and feel good about.

Easy Homemade Dog & Cat Treat Recipes To Make During the Holidays

Holiday goodies you can give your pets, have fun making and feel good about.

Easy Homemade Dog & Cat Treat Recipes To Make During the Holidays

If your pet has known sensitivities or food restrictions, is sick or prone to digestive upset check with your veterinarian first before adding new foods to their diet.

Coconut Shortbread Snowflake Treats

This fancy cookie is perfect for a special holiday treat.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened dried coconut
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 1 cup coconut flour
  • 1 cup oat flour (make by blending rolled oats in your food processor or substitute with your favorite flour)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg

Directions

  • For the egg wash: 1 egg and 2 tbsp cool water whisked together.
  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Cream coconut oil about 2 minutes in a stand mixer or just until fluffy.
  • Add ½ the coconut, flour, and baking powder and continue to mix on low.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and mix until a nice dough ball is formed.
  • Roll out dough about ¼ inch thick, as it will be delicate to work with until baked and cooled.
  • Cut out into simple shapes, coat with egg wash, then sprinkle with coconut flakes.
  • Bake for 18 minutes or until just starting to turn golden brown around the edges.

This recipe is courtesy of rover.com.

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Blitzen’s Carrot Treats

A favourite for both reindeers and dogs!

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 25 oz. all-natural carrot baby food
  • optional: shredded carrots and/or shredded zucchini  

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix together all of the ingredients.
  • If adding shredded carrots or zucchini and the dough is too wet add a little extra flour.
  • Roll out the dough and cut cookies.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

The recipe is courtesy of topdogtips.com

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Lassie Latkes

Sweet and scrumptious, these treats make for the perfect snack.

Ingredients

  • 9 sweet potatoes (peeled and grated)
  • ½ cup honey (make sure it's natural with no artificial sweeteners)
  • 3 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp unrefined coconut oil
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400° degrees.
  • In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes, honey, ginger, oil, cardamom, and pepper.
  • Transfer to a large cast-iron frying pan.
  • Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
  • Stir the potatoes to expose the pieces from the bottom of the pan.
  • Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and caramelized on the outside.

The recipe is courtesy of Mark Ehrler, Loews Hotels Executive.

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Roasted Turkey Medallions

A delicious delight for special occasions.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz white meat turkey cooked
  • ½ cup chopped carrots
  • ½ cup oatmeal or quinoa

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400° degrees.
  • Place turkey and carrots in a food processor and blend until smooth.
  • Add ground quinoa or oatmeal and blend until mixed.
  • Roll into 1-inch balls (or smaller, if your pet is petite) and place on a non-stick cooking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.

The recipe is courtesy of meowingtowns.com.

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Applesauce and Oatmeal Cut-Out Cookies

This recipe makes a perfect cookie base that you can customize.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour (you can substitute with regular flour for a whiter dough)
  • 2 cups rolled oat flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor or stand mixer.
  • Add flour as necessary until dough is no longer sticky and is ready to roll out.
  • For different coloured dough, divide into separate bowls and add natural food colouring.
  • Keep the dough covered to prevent drying between batches. You can rehydrate dough with a little coconut oil as needed.
  • This dough refrigerates for up to a week and freezes for 3 months.

The recipe is courtesy of rover.com.

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Cranberry Sauce Cookies

What’s turkey dinner without a side of cranberry sauce?

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour
  • ¼ cup ground flax seed
  • ½ cup plain no fat Greek yogurt
  • ⅔ + ¼ cup oats
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 1 tbsp natural honey
  • 3 tbsp water

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Cover a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Grind 2/3 cup oats in a food processor until fine and set aside.
  • Puree the cranberries.
  • Mix together all ingredients adding just enough water to moisten the dough.
  • Roll out the dough and cut cookies.
  • Bake for 18 minutes or until browned.

The recipe is courtesy of topdogtips.com.

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Homemade Holiday Treats

This sweet potato treat is a holiday indulgence your pet will love.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh sweet potato puree
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup oats
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3 tbsp of all-natural peanut butter (check the label to make sure there's no xylitol)
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • *Don't use any pumpkin spice mix or nutmeg as it's harmful to dogs

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350° degrees.
  • Peel and cube two medium sweet potatoes and bring to a boil in a pot of water.
  • Reduce to low and simmer 15-20 minutes or until soft.
  • Drain cooked potatoes and puree using a blender or food processor.
  • Stir together the flour, oats, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • In a separate large bowl, whisk together the egg, sweet potato and peanut butter until combined, stir wet ingredients into dry.
  • Pour onto a floured surface and roll dough out to 1/4 - 3/8 thick, and cut out using Christmas cookie cutters.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown.
  • Place on cooling racks and let cool thoroughly.

The recipe is courtesy of lemonsandbasil.com.

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Turkey Feast Cookies

A delightful turkey treat that's perfect to enjoy anytime.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 ½ cup fast cooking oats
  • 1 ½ cups cooked, shredded white meat turkey
  • 1 cup low sodium and natural turkey broth (or substitute with chicken broth)

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350° degrees.
  • Cover a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Combine the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Use a blender to add the rest of the ingredients.
  • Roll out the dough and cut cookies.
  • Bake 25 minutes until browned.

The recipe is courtesy of topdogtips.com.

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Salmon Kitty Delights

Whisker licking good, these treats make for the perfect snack.

Ingredients

  • 1 can natural salmon
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup flour or when you have a firm dough (use any flour your cat can have like oat flour)

Directions

  • Place the canned salmon, undrained, in a food processor and pulse the salmon to chop finely.
  • Combine the chopped salmon, egg, and flour in a stand mixer until it forms a dough.
  • Roll out 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface and cut into shapes.
  • Bake until lightly browned and crispy, about 20 minutes.

The recipe is courtesy of thecookierookie.com.

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Carrot and Catnip Kitty Treat

A delicious treat even if they've been naughty or if they're nice.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp coconut or olive oil
  • 1 ¼ cups flour, plus additional flour for rolling dough (use any flour your cat can have like oat)
  • 1 tpsb dried catnip (optional)
  • ¾ cup finely shredded carrot
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • Cold water as needed

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°  degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl add oil and mix in 1 cup of flour until the mixture looks sandy, then stir in catnip and carrots and mix in the egg.
  • Add a little water if the mixture looks dry and isn't holding together or add a little flour if the mixture looks wet and sticky.
  • Sprinkle a flat surface with a little additional flour and roll or pat out dough to ¼ inch thickness.
  • Prick dough all over with a fork and use a pizza wheel to cut dough into 1/2 inch squares.
  • Arrange squares on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for about 12 minutes or until starting to brown. (Bake longer for drier texture.)
  • Cool on a baking sheet and store in an airtight container for a week or freeze for longer storage.

The recipe is courtesy of epicuricloud.com.

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