Homemade Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats with added health benefits from oats and flaxseed that will keep your dog healthy and begging for more!
One reason why I cook and bake is because it allows me to share food. This also includes baking and sharing food with all the four-legged friends in my life whether they be my own dogs, Stella & Persie, or the dogs of friends or coworkers. This simple task of baking a special dog treat, like these Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats, is really something I enjoy.
Dogs really are smart and emotionally in-tune with the what’s going on around them. For example, my dogs, typically know when I’m making treats for them versus baking cookies for our human friends. They often crowd around me in the kitchen, watching as I roll and cut the dough, waiting for their chance to eat some.
Even their reactions to the treats when trying them for the first time is different then compared to when they’re given store bought treats. For these Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats, Stella and Persie instantly snapped to attention when they know it’s was time to taste test the treats.
Persie even dances a bit on his front paws with excitement and starts to form a little puddle of drool on the floor, eagerly awaiting his Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treat. I like to think their reaction is a result of knowing this treat was made special, just for them, and of course full of love.
When creating these Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats, I put a lot of thought and care into the ingredient list, as I wanted to make sure these treats tasted great (from a dog’s perspective) and offered a little bit of health benefit to my dogs when they ate them rather than being empty calories.
- Peanut Butter: My dogs love peanut butter and this was simply added as a drool factor
- Oats + Oat Flour: Known to be skin-soothing, an anti-inflammatory, immune boosting, quick digesting, and least irritating to dogs with grain sensitivity
- Parsley: In small amounts, it can offer benefits to those dogs with bad breath
- Flaxseed: Contains omega 3 fatty acids which help with dry skin and creates a shinier coat
These Peanut Butter + Parsley treats are something special I make for our dogs when I feel like baking, when our dog buddies are having a birthday, or around the holidays so the dogs can enjoy something special as well. This recipe makes a ton, so there’s always more than enough to share and they come together rather quickly without too much of a mess.
My dogs, Stella & Persie, are part of my family. I love to bake for them as a way to show them I love them. If you make these Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats for your dogs, I’d love to know if they react with the same attentiveness and drool puddles that mine do.
- 1 cup oat flour*
- 1 cup whole wheat flour**
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ cup parsley flakes
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk (dairy, almond, soy)
- Preheat oven to 325*F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment. Set aside.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together the oat flour, rolled oats, whole wheat flour, baking powder, ground flaxseed, and parsley flakes then set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, egg and milk until fully combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until no wet ingredients remain in the bottom of the bowl.
- To fully incorporate all ingredients, turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface (with Whole Wheat Flour) and knead the mixture until everything is combined.
- With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a quarter or half-inch thickness.
- Using cookie cutters of your choosing or a knife, cut the dough into shapes.
- Place the shapes onto the prepared baking pan leaving a half-inch space between each treat.
- Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until lightly brown on the bottom. Remove the cookies from the oven and flip. Return to the oven and bake for another 10-12 minutes until browned on all sides and firm to the touch.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely before feeding to your pets. As the treats cool, they will harden even more.
- The cookies will keep for up to a month in a zip-locked back when stored in a cool, dry place.
**If your dog has gluten sensitivities, additional Oat Flour may be subbed for Whole Wheat Flour
A Note on Whole Wheat Flour:
These Peanut Butter + Parsley Dog Treats also contain Whole Wheat Flour. Some dogs have gluten sensitivities but my dogs, and most of the dogs in my life, can tolerate gluten in small amounts. Much like humans indulging in a cookie or ice cream, these treats are just that to a dog – a treat.
They aren’t something your dogs should be eating in excess. When giving these to my dogs, they receive 1-2 per day and have no issues digesting the small amount of gluten from the Whole Wheat Flour. Of course, if you’re making these for a pup who can’t tolerate gluten then you can easily sub the Whole Wheat Flour out for more Oat Flour.
If you do have any concerns about the ingredients, please consult with your veterinarian.
