Peanut Butter Pumpkin Treats!

My friends, Hanna and Jasmine, sent us a gift last month. It included a pink paw print ribbon, dog bone shaped sprinkles, and a dog bone shaped cookie cutter. I used the cookie cutter to make peanut butter pumpkin cookies for me and I gave some to Casper D Dog when he took me on a shopping date last weekend.

Here are the ingredients. Pretty simple. Even a dog like me can bake simple cookies like these.

Mom, I can't reach the counter!

She said I could sample the peanut butter:

The cookies are ready for baking:

I parked myself next to the stove in the dark, waiting patiently for them to bake. I am a smartypants. I absolutely KNEW the cookies were for ME!

All done!

I am the taste tester:

I spied more cookies on the table and willed them to come to me, but it did not work. Hmphf.

My Mom said the whole house smelled wonderful with yummy cookies baking, so of course she and my Dad and Grandpa tasted my cookies. Grandpa said he wouldn't lie and said they weren't the best cookies he's tasted.

Here is a close up of the dog bone shaped sprinkles. Mom says she will use them for my barkday but has been a bit unclear whether she will use them on a cake for me or on a cake for her. I think she must be teasing me.

And this is the paw print ribbon. Mom says she will try to make me a new necklace for my barkday!

And last but not least, this is a video of me mumbling and grumbling because I know cookies are on the table. I was saying "Someone get those cookies moving and into my tummy!" To get the best viewing experience of this 30 second video, you need to have your volume turned on.

Thanks, Hanna and Jasmine! The cookies were fun to bake and eat! And thank you for the bone shaped sprinkles and paw print ribbon.... I gotta get my Mom to start thinking about my barkday. She keeps saying she has too much on her mind and might forget!

p.s. Here is the recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Peanut-Butter-and-Pumpkin-Dog-Treats/Detail.aspx

PEANUT BUTTER AND PUMPKIN DOG TREATS

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
Yields: 25 servings

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Whisk together the flour, eggs, pumpkin, peanut butter, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl. Add water as needed to help make the dough workable, but the dough should be dry and stiff. Roll the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick roll. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.

3. Bake in preheated oven until hard, about 40 minutes.

(I thought I read the treats are perishable, probably because of the pumpkin, so refrigerate the main portion while you dole out the daily portions.)