Super Bowl Footballs
Dog Cookie Recipes

But don't just consider them for your Super Bowl party. Make them for any football party or special occasion. They are cute and novel, and will be a topic of conversation for your next get together!

The football cookies that you see in the photo each measure about an inch across, so you can serve them to any size dog without worrying that they are getting too many calories or that the dog treat is too big for him.

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One of the most important ingredients in my football homemade dog treat recipe is whole anise (You can use anise powder in a pinch.)

Perhaps the most difficult part of making this recipe is finding a cookie cutter that will give you the right shape.

I found a small cookie cutter in an assortment—it was just an odd one that they threw in with a Christmas holiday theme grouping. The cookie cutter was supposed to be a light bulb (for a Christmas tree), and it was almost football shaped.

The cookie cutter worked just fine because when the dough rises the shapes move around a bit anyway and it kind of forms the right shape.

A couple of hints for when you make these dog cookies. I used an icing bag with royal icing to put the lacing on these footballs.

It didn’t stick to the cookies as well as I would have liked, so I suggest that, if these are for a bakery that will be shipping orders through the mail or by UPS, they won’t ship well if you do them the way I did. The little lacings will fall off the cookies.

You might want to try using a little yogurt coating, as it might stick better to the cookies. The tricky part will be to control the warm yogurt when you are applying it.

I usually just use a knife to spread yogurt, or a spoon to drizzle it over a cookie. If you have good hand control and eye-hand coordination, you can probably get this to work.

These footballs are really cute and you’ll get a lot of compliments if you serve them at a party. I know you’ll like them!

Even if you decide not to decorate them, put them in your dog cookie recipes file and use them for everyday dog treats or training treats.

Here is the recipe…

Ingredients for Super Bowl Dog Cookies

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons soy flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cup unbleached flour
• 1/4 cup corn meal
• 2 tablespoons wheat bran
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon anise seed
• icing or yogurt coating

Directions for Football Party
Homemade Dog Cookies

• Place everything (except the icing or yogurt coating) in your bread maker

• Set the bread maker for the dough setting.

• When the dough is ready, remove it and divide it into 3 or 4 balls.

• Roll each ball into a sheet that is ¼” thick.

• Cut the little cookies (I used a shape that was meant to be a “Christmas light bulb”) into as close a shape as you can get to a football. You can do this freehand if you can’t find a cutter—but that is a LOT of work!

• Place the footballs on a greased cookie sheet.

• Let the footballs rise in a warm place for 45-60 minutes.

• Bake the dog treats for 30-45 minutes at 275 degrees F or until they are light brown.

• Turn off the oven and let them dry for an additional several hours or overnight in the oven.

• Decorate with icing or yogurt to make the lacings on the footballs.

I hope you are enjoying my dog cookie recipes. If you like this one, please try another. Once you get started--like me--I think you'll be hooked! It's really fun to get creative with dog cookie recipes. And dogs are SO appreciative!

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