Dog Friendly Christmas Cookies
Our dogs are a huge part of the family, if not the most important member, so dog owners are keen to ensure that they too can enjoy the festive fun.
Knowing what tasty treats to offer your dog that can be safe for them during the holidays can sometimes be challenging.
The Dog Witch Blog series aims to help dog owners out by offering some dog friendly recipes that are super easy to make at home.
Christmas Do’s and Dont’s for Dogs
If you are keen to treat your dog during the festive fun and give them a break from their everyday foods here are some top tips on what is safe to feed and what’s not:
Safe | Unsafe |
| Turkey | Gravy |
| Gammon | Onions |
| Roast beef | Stuffing |
| Carrots | Raisins/ Sultanas |
| Sprouts | Christmas pudding |
| Peas | Chocolate |
| Broccoli | Pigs in blankets |
| Roast potatoes | Macadamia Nuts |
Sweet Potato Treats
One food that is safe for dogs to eat and can provide great benefits to their wellbeing is sweet potato.
These versatile vegetables can make a great addition to any dog’s diet, but they can also make tasty treats!
The benefits of feeding sweet potato to your pupper include:
- Encourages healthy bowel movements
- Can alleviate constipation or diarrhoea, depending on the fibre type
- Full of vitamins and minerals
- Helps keep healthy eyes, muscles and bones
- Full of antioxidants
- Aids nervous system function
- Sooths irritations
- Aids the development and function of the heart
- Contains calcium
Festive Cookies
Using sweet potatoes to make easy home-made festive cookies is such a treat for your dog.
This recipe can be made a few days before the big event itself and will easily keep in an airtight container for up to two weeks (if they last that long!)
Ingredients
- 100g mashed sweet potato
- 200g self-raising flour and a little extra for rolling
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp of baking powder
Method
- Pre heat oven to 180 or gas mark 4
- Combine flour and baking powder
- Add the sweet potato and mix with the flour
- Beat the egg and add slowly to the flour and potato mix until it is fully combined
- Empty mixture on to a floured surface and roll to 1cm thick with a rolling pin
- Use festive cookie cutters to cut out shapes
- Pop the shapes on a baking tray and bake in the oven for around 15 minutes or until the cookies are crisp and golden
- Allow to cool and then feed to your dog
- The cookies are suitable for freezing and will last in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks
We hope that you enjoy giving these cookies a try with your dog, if you are looking for more dog friendly recipe inspiration, check out our other posts!
See you on the next Blog
Lisa and Zak xx
Team – The Dog Witch
