Apple Kissed Peanut Butter Treats (for the dog)

Today Max is 11.  Jim won’t let me buy him toys anymore as he tears them up within seconds of getting them.  So I made him these special treats from The Good Treats Cookbook for Dogs by Barbara Burg. 

Ingredients:

½ C unsweetened applesauce

1 large egg

½ c peanut butter

1 ½ C water

4 C whole wheat flour

½ C cornmeal

¾ C whole rolled oats

Filling:  8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven to 325 degrees

2.       Combine applesauce, egg, peanut butter and water in a bowl.  (I can’t tell you how bad this looked until the peanut butter was fully combined.)

3.       Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. 

4.       Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.  Mix well, and then knead dough.  (I did this in my Kitchen Aid mixer.)

5.       Roll dough to 1/8” thickness, and cut our shapes using cookie cutters.  (I used a medium size bone shaped cutter.) 

6.       Place on a lightly greased cookie sheets. (I used sillpat sheets)

7.       Bake for 50 minutes.  Turn off the oven and leave biscuits in the oven for 20 minutes to harden. 

8.       Transfer to a rack and cool completely. 

9.       When the biscuits have cooled, spread cream cheese on a cookie and top with another cookie, pressing together lightly. 

10.   Store the treats in the refrigerator.

Max was very appreciative.