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Anise Magnets Recipe for Dog Treats
Try this anise recipe for dog treats and drive your dog crazy with anise and carob!
Dogs are very sensitive to smells, and they love the smell and taste of these two flavors, especially well.
This is a really easy homemade dog cookie recipe for anise cookies, dipped or coated with creamy carob or a carob frosting like this
yogurt carob frosting mix
.
Your dog will love these dog cookies--and you for baking them!
Anise flavored cookies dipped in carob icing
If your dog is like my miniature schnauzer, Skipper, once she tastes these anise dog cookies, she will be begging for more!
I named the cookies "Magnets" because dogs love them so much. The dog cookies are almost addictive! And dogs are attracted to them--like magnets!
You can use this recipe for dog treats to make cookies that are great for your bakery business (as I did) or make them for your own pet!
I love to make these wonderful smelling anise
cookies!
Homemade Dog Treats are Fun!
The whole kitchen (and house) smells just scrumptious! On top of that, I put some carob coating on each cookie—the carob complements the flavor of anise nicely and, of course, dogs just LOVE carob too!
The cookies actually look so good that you may have to give a little love smack to a few human hands, that end up in the cookie jar!
I have to admit that more than once, I’ve been tempted to taste one—they really look that good!
Anyway, whether you are making homemade dog treats for your own pet or as a gift, I think you’ll really be pleased with this yummy recipe for dog treats.
Place all the ingredients in your bread maker and use the dough cycle.
When the dough is ready, remove it and divide it into 3 or 4 chunks.
Roll each dough ball until it is ¼” thick.
Using a biscuit cutter (or even a glass that has fairly sharp edges), cut circles for cookies.
Place the cookies on a lightly greased baking sheet.
cover the cookies with a clean towel or sheet of plastic and put the baking sheet in a warm place. Let it rise for about an hour.
Bake at 275 degrees F for about an hour or until the cookies are lightly browned. This is the part that will drive you crazy—they smell wonderful when they are baking!
Turn off the oven and let the dog treats continue to dry overnight in the oven.
When they are completely dry (hard and crisp, with no “give”), melt some carob coating or mix up
some doggie carob frosting.
Do NOT, under any circumstances, use chocolate—see the section on foods toxic to dogs. to see why.
Either dip half of each cookie in the warm carob or use a smooth edged knife to apply the carob like you would icing on a cake.
Place the cookies on a sheet of waxed paper or plastic to let the carob harden.
I like to store these cookies carefully so they don’t get dinged. Place a sheet of waxed paper or plastic between rows to keep them nice.
Anise magnets can be given to dogs on a vegan or vegetarian dog food diet, as they contain healthy nutrients and the recipe does not include milk or eggs.
In really hot, humid weather you probably will want to store these cookies in the refrigerator so they don’t melt and get messy. Otherwise you can keep them for a week or two at room temperature in cooler weather or in air conditioning.
If you like this recipe, don't forget to share my Anise recipe for dog treats with a friend!
