LULU’S FAVORITE PEANUT BUTTER BISCUITS
Yields 2-3 dozen, depending on the cookie cutter shape
Every winter, for the last 15+ years, we would make cookies for our dog Lulu and all of her puppy friends. We would host people at our house, who would drop in all day long on a Saturday in December to help us roll, bake and share as many cookies as we could make for all our 4-legged friends. Sadly we had to say good-bye to our 14-year-old beloved pet in 2016. We continue to make these as a tribute to her mischievous, curious and always ready to play self. I can still hear her crunching and smacking her lips as she swooshed her tail on the floor in long fast sweeps of excitement.
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons unrefined olive oil
1/2 cup organic peanut butter (just peanuts, no added oil, sugar or salt)*
1 cup water
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups white flour
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1) Preheat the oven to 350.
2) Combine the oil, peanut butter and water.
3) Add the flour, one cup at a time, and then knead into a firm dough. (Depending on the flour, you may need to add a little more flour or a little more water.)
4) On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut biscuits with a cookie cutter. Alternately, use a knife to cut out your own shapes.
5) Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
6) Bake for 17-20 minutes, until firm and golden brown.
7) Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Lulu would have happily eaten the entire 3 dozen in one sitting, however, we liked to keep these love biscuits in the freezer for extended shelf life to enjoy for many months ahead.
*Important note - please do not purchase peanut butter with xylitol, which is sometimes added as a non-calorie sweetener. It is extremely toxic (in fact fatal!) to dogs!
