My furry friend

This is Louie! A 5 pound teacup Maltese who loves his cookies! But sometimes he can be picky! Today while making a plate of apples and peanut butter for myself, I looked down and saw Louie salivating. I always let him lick the spoon of peanut butter before putting it in the dishwasher; he loves peanut butter so much he was pushing the spoon all around the kitchen trying to get all of the excess peanut butter off of it.

I make cookies all the time for my family and friends and after watching Louie lick the spoon clean, I decided to make cookies for him this time! As Louie is now 13 and has had many of his teeth pulled, I wanted to make sure they would be soft but he would also like them, so I made chewy peanut butter and banana cookies (two of his favorite things).

The prep

Ingredients

For these cookies you will need:

2 bananas
1 cup of peanut butter
1 teaspooon of baking powder
1 1/2 cups of flour
1/2 cup of water

Note: Make sure the peanut butter does NOT contain the ingredient xylitol (an artificial sweetener used in some peanut butter that is deadly to dogs).

The Making

Step 1: Mash Bananas

In a bowl (I used a large one), mash both bananas together. I did not fully get the lumps out as I wanted to add some texture to the cookies.

Step 2: Add peanut butter

Add 1 cup of peanut butter to the mashed bananas and mix until well combined.

Step 3: Add Dry Ingredients

Add the teaspoon of baking powder and 1 1/2 cups of flour to the peanut butter banana mixture. Mix until almost combined.

Step 4: Add Water

Once almost combined, add 1/2 a cup of water. This should fully combined the dry ingredients with the bananas and peanut butter.

Step 5: Roll and cut

Roll the cookie dough out on the counter, cut and place onto baking sheet. I wanted to cut them into little bones and paws. The bones turned out okay but the paws were not looking to got so I rolled them again and made it look like normal peanut butter cookies.

Definitely want to order these dog bone cookie cutters for the next time I make these! This set I found on amazon has different sizes of bones, paws and a little puppy! www.amazon.com/Magigift-Dog-Cookie-Cutter-Set/dp/B08577SWTR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dog+cookie+cutters+for+treats&qid=1596840849&sprefix=dog+cookie+&sr=8-3

Bake, Cool, and Enjoy!

Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes. Let them cool completely and then let your puppy enjoy!

Louie was so excited he devoured this entire bone!