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What are some good dog-treat recipes?

I'm always on the lookout for recipes for tasty dog treats to include in my thank-you bags. I print out the recipe and include it so there's no question about the ingredients.

Here's my current favorite:

Sweet Potato Dog Cookies

Preheat oven to 350.

2 c. mashed sweet potatoes (I used a 29 oz. can and rinsed them really well)

1 c. peanut butter

1/2 c. chicken broth

4 eggs

4-5 cups whole wheat flour

Warm first 3 ingredients in microwave until peanut butter combines smoothly. Stir in eggs and 4 c. flour, adding extra flour a little at a time until dough is firm enough to work without sticking. Turn onto floured board, half at a time. Roll to 1/4 in. thickness and cut in desired shapes.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cookies are firm (this will depend on how thick you have rolled them). Remember, since these will not rise you can put lots of them on the cookie sheet at once to bake. Mine turned out a little chewy.

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Aside from the chicken broth, I actually want to eat those...

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The Rover blog actually just did an awesome recipe post, here it is: https://www.rover.com/blog/dog-friend...

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This is my go to:

2 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour or Premium Whole Wheat Flour (I use regular Gold's Whole Wheat)

1 cup rolled oats, regular or quick

1 tablespoon dried parsley or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1 cup peanut butter, crunchy or plain

1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon cold water, enough to make a cohesive dough

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Lightly grease a couple of baking sheets, or line them with parchment. Mix together the flour, oats, parsley, dried milk, and salt.

Add the eggs and peanut butter, stirring to combine; the mixture will be crumbly.

Add enough water to bring the dough together; depending on the season, you may need to add a bit more (winter), or a bit less (summer).

To make biscuits using a dog-bone cutter, roll the dough about 1/4" thick, and cut with a 3 1/2" cutter (or the size of your choice). Gather and re-roll the scraps, and continue to cut biscuits until you've used all the dough. To make dog "cookies," drop the dough in walnut-sized balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Flatten them to about 1/4".

Bake the biscuits for about 40 to 60 minutes, baking the smaller cookies for a shorter amount of time. When finished, the biscuits will be dark golden brown, and will be dry and crisp all the way through. Remove the biscuits from the oven, and cool right on the pans.

Yield: about 42 larger (3 1/2" dog-bone) biscuits, 60 smaller (round) biscuits.