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Peanut Butter and Banana “Barkies” (Dog Cookies)

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Easy Homemade Dog Treats!

Bake-up some of these “Barkies” today! All you need are 4 simple ingredients! Your doggie will love them! Woof woof!

Step 1:

Grind up some oats in a chopper, blender or food processor to make oat flour.

Step 2:

Mix-up the wet ingredients: peanut butter, egg and banana

Step 3:

Combine all ingredients and stir together.

Step 4:

Form into balls and flatten with a fork.

Step 5:

Bake!

 

Peanut Butter and Banana “Barkies” (Dog Cookies) Recipe

Homemade Dog Cookies with peanut butter and banana! You can bake these to whatever size or texture your dog prefers: chewy or crunchy!
Tina Verrelli - epicuricloud.com
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Course: Pet Treat, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, dog cookie, dog treat, easy recipe, eggs, oats, peanut butter, Pet Treat
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 20 Dog Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats divided
  • 1/2 banana cut into 4 chunks
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter no artificial sweeteners*
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease.
  • Place 1½ cups oats in chopper or small food processor. Process until ground to a flour texture.  Pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  • Place banana, peanut butter and egg in chopper or small food processor.  
  • Process until well combined, scrape down bowl and process some more, if needed.
  • Pour mixture into bowl with oat flour.  Add the remaining ¼ cup of (unground) oats.
  • Stir together.
  • Scoop 1-tablespoon portions and roll into balls. (or make whatever size your dog prefers)
  • Flatten with the tines of a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes for a softer center. (based on 1-tablespoon size)
  • Let cool on baking sheet.
  • Store in air-tight container for a few days or in the refrigerator/freezer for longer.

Notes

Only serve your dog treats that contain safe ingredients for him/her.  When in doubt, check with your veterinarian.  Peanut Butter should not contain artificial sweeteners (Xylitol is dangerous for dogs.)

Nutrition (approx. data estimated via online nutritional calculator.)

Calories: 52kcal (3%) | Carbohydrates: 6g (2%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 2g (3%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Cholesterol: 8mg (3%) | Sodium: 18mg (1%) | Potassium: 60mg (2%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 6mg (1%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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    • Hi Cyndi – Thanks so much for letting me know! I’m glad you and Lucy had fun making them – and all 4 dogs gave the treats a “paws up!” Have a nice weekend!

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  2. Omg my 3 schnauzers love them. I made them a little them smaller so I got a double batch. They have smalllittle mouths anyway. Thanks you know your dogs for sure!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  3. Made these for my lab, you get 2 paws up for this recipe from Chester!
    Made smaller ball type treats and didn’t worry about the crisscross fork pattern.
    Thanks for sharing this simple recipe!!

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  5. Hi, I have two small yorkies and they are little divas And finicky and to my surprise they both love the cookies. better to do is to stay home nowadays!!!! Love the recipe!!! Stay in good health!!!!!

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    • Depending upon the size you make the cookies – it will vary – but start watching them at 10-12 minutes and remember they will firm up even more while cooling.

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  10. Hi I have a German shepherd mix named gypsy which this recipe is perfect for now we don’t have any bananas use pumpkin instead
    She what’s this recipe show much thanks for sharing this recipe to all of us because she gets you four paws up and one tail up thanks so much 😍

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  11. 5 stars
    My five Terriers LOVE these! I make them every weekend and usually double the recipe. I’ve used peanut butter and almond butter or a combination of both. Thank you for this simple, easy to make and loved by all recipe! Dexter, Athena, Morgan, Khaleesi and Clapton🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾❤️

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  13. My little Yorkie doesn’t have teeth. Are these soft or hard? Is there a way to make them soft if they’re not? Thank you! Merry Christmas 🎄

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  14. 5 stars
    hey, I’m 12 and I made them by myself. I encourage you to make them guys try out the recipe. p.s my dogs loved them soooooooooooooooooooo much.

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