Christmas Dog Treats

These Christmas dog treats make great gifts for the dogs in your life. Mini green dog bones with mint (for dog breath and digestion), and apples for health. Your dog will love this dog bone recipe, all year long!

Developed for Christmas, this homemade dog treat recipe is one of those favorites that you will want to make as a regular everyday dog treat. They are low fat, low calorie, have a pleasant minty smell and taste, and the little green homemade dog treats have healthy ingredients.

If you object to the green food coloring, simply substitute spinach powder for the food coloring. Add as much as you need to get the shade of green that you like. Or, just leave it out. Your dog will like the mini dog bones (or big ones) whether they are green—or not!

Ingredients

• 1½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/3 cup bran
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons spearmint leaves or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 teaspoons green food coloring or spinach powder (to get the color desired)
• 7/8 cup water

Directions for Christmas Dog Treats

• Place everything in the bread machine on the dough cycle.

• When the dough is ready, roll it to1/4” thick with a rolling pin.

• Cut into mini dog bone shapes and bake at 250 degrees F for about an hour. Check to make sure that they don't get too brown.

• Turn off the oven and let the mini dog bones dry completely in the oven—This works best overnight.

These Christmas dog treats will keep for at least a month, so you can make them well ahead of the holidays.

Dogs love the mint flavor, and mint is helpful to dogs with digestive problems and it also helps to keep dog's breath fresh.

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