Christmas Dog Bones Recipe
Anise Holiday Dog Treats
These mini Christmas dog bones recipes are flavored with aromatic anise and colored a pretty red, using optional natural red beet powder or food coloring powder.
The cute mini dog bones make a great homemade holiday gift for the dogs on your Christmas gift list.
These mini Christmas dog bones recipes are flavored with aromatic anise and colored a pretty red, using optional natural red beet powder or food coloring powder.
Keep this dog treat recipe in mind for those last minute gifts. For those dogs that you almost forgot to include on your list.
Package the treats in a pretty holiday box like these gingerbread treat boxes
Anise seeds, like cinnamon, are a favorite spice used to flavor human Christmas cookies around the holidays.
Dogs really enjoy the smell and taste of anise seeds, also. And these mini bones are sure to become a favorite treat at your house!
Anise Christmas Mini Dog Bones and give them as a gift.
Combine these anise dog bones with apple mint Christmas mini bones for a festive Christmas treat mix.
Ingredients for
Anise Holiday Dog Treats
Anise Holiday Dog Treats
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup wheat bran
- 1 ½ teaspoons dry baking yeast
or 1 teaspoon non-aluminum baking powder
- 1 tablespoon anise seeds
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons red powdered food coloring
or red beet powder
(to get the color desired)
- 7/8 cup water
Directions For
Anise Holiday Dog Bones
Anise Holiday Dog Bones
- Place everything in the bread machine on the dough cycle or mix the dough with your heavy duty mixer with a dough hook.
and a dough hook.
- When the dough is ready, roll it to1/4” thick with a non-stick rolling pin
.
- Using a dog bone cookie cutter
, cut into mini dog bone shapes.
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—best overnight. Or, if you have a dehydrator
, dry the bones in your dehydrator until they are crisp and hard—about 2-3 hours.
That's all there is to it! It doesn't take a lot of your time, especially if you use a bread machine to make the dough.
Make sure you try my other holiday dog treats:
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