How to Make Chicken and Cheddar Dog Treats

Dogs deserve a treat every now and then, not just when they do something you think is good. Store bought treats are good, but when you run out of dog treats and don't have time to go to the store to buy them, make your own. Here's a simple recipe for homemade dog treats.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 7 ounces shredded chicken
• 3 1/2 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 14 ounces flour, whole-wheat
• 7 fluid ounces of water or chicken stock
• 1 egg
• 2 fluid ounces vegetable oil

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Put the chicken in a pan of water and bring it to a boil on top of the stove. Cook the chicken until it's done, about 15 minutes. Drain the chicken and shred it into small pieces.

2. In a bowl combine the shredded chicken, flour, vegetable oil, an egg, cheddar cheese and water or chicken stock. Mix well until a you have a ball of dough, adding water or chicken stock if the dough is too thick and add flour if the dough is too sticky. Drop the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to the thickness you want.

3. Cut out the biscuit shapes, being careful not to waste any of the dough. Place the biscuits on a tray that you have greased with butter and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown. Take them out of the oven and let them cool at room temperature and serve to your dog. Put the leftover treats in an air tight container and they will keep for about a month.

Tips & Warnings

• Smaller dogs need smaller treats that they can fit in their jaws, while larger dogs like bigger, crunchier and thicker biscuits.
• If you don't want to cook all the biscuits at once, you can take what you want and put the rest of the dough in freezer bags and put it in the freezer. The dough will keep for about two months. When you want to make more biscuits, just take the dough out of the freezer, thaw and bake.