Recipe Reviews for Double Carob Dog Cookies

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Double Carob Peanut Butter Stars

by Carol
(Boise, ID)

Double Carob Peanut Butter Stars

My Sheltie, Piper, loves them.

Instead of making these into spheres, I added a drizzle of organic canola oil to the dough to make it pliable enough to roll out. At 1/4" thickness, I was able to make 142 3/4" stars, which was enough to share with our friends' and family's dogs at Christmas. I also used 4T carob powder, which made them really "chocolaty".

A Favorite Dog Treat Recipe!

by Beth
(Tampa FL)

I make these for my kids (dogs) every few months. I omit the carob powder which just makes these pb & carob cookies or I sometimes call them mock pb & chocolate chip cookies. They absolutely love these! I store them in the fridge as I do all my treats and my eldest doesn't seem to like her cookies cold so I microwave them for about 5 seconds and perfection!

Love all the recipes!

by Charlene Stahl
(Seattle, WA)

I make biscuits for two Rhodesian Ridgebacks and when their mom mentions my name they start drooling. They have loved all the recipes! Thanks so much. Big wet slobbery kisses from Lola and Ruby(the doggies).

Double Carob Dog Cookie Recipe with Peanut Butter is loved by my dogs

by Andrea Anibal
(Camden, MI)

I just made this recipe and the dogs *loved* it!

Have tried it on four so far: my three small terrier mixes and a very large St. Bernard mix. The big dog actually followed me back from my sister's house to beg for more.

I couldn't find carob chips so I crushed up some Sixlets candies, since they are made with carob. It gave the treats some color and made them look a bit like monster cookies.

I plan to make some little doggie care packages for the dogs of four friends, so we'll see how they like them. Thank you for this great site!

Chef's Comments ~ That's great that the dog treats were a big hit. And how sweet that the one dog followed you to get more! :)

You can find carob chips in most health food stores. You can also find carob chips on amazon.com.

Be cautious with using candies in the future for this dog treat recipe. The candy does indeed say it's made with carob. However, it also lists cocoa in the ingredient list. It sounds like it is a very small amount, so there shouldn't be any need for concern.

Enjoy the love and admiration you will surely continue to get from your four legged companions. :)

Happy Dog Treat Baking! :)

Can I use powdered milk instead? Also, can I replace wheat flour with almond or tapioca flour?

by Amy
(Colorado Springs, CO, USA)

I haven't tried it yet. I wanted my questions answered first. I have read that wheat flour and milk are bad for dogs. Thanks in Advance!

Chef's Answer ~ Yes, you can use powdered milk in this recipe. Just follow the instructions on the package to reconstitute the milk or how to use it in baking.

You can also use a non-dairy milk in place of the milk. I would recommend an unsweetened almond milk as a substitute.

Yes, you can also substitute the whole wheat flour with almond flour. Tapioca flour is more of a starch, so I would not recommend using it by itself. However, you can make your own wheat free flour blend by using 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1/4 cup almond flour and 1/4 cup tapioca flour for each cup of whole wheat flour you substitute.

You may have read that milk and wheat flour aren't good for dogs because some dogs are sensitive to these ingredients. If your dog has never shown signs of sensitivities, then I wouldn't be concerned with replacing these ingredients.

Don't care for this dog treat recipe

by Melanie
(Canada)

I hate to say it, but my dogs (Australian shepherd, border collie) didn't like these cookies at all.

They were fairly flavorless (I always try what I bake!), and very crumbly, even after adding additional wet ingredients.

Chef's Comments ~ Not every dog treat recipe is for every dog. What I've found with giving homemade dog treats to lots of dogs of friends and family over the years is that each dog will have major preferences.

Two of my taste-testers despise carob. They just look at me like, come on we know you have other treats for us.

Then I have one that loves it! She will pester her parent until she gets more.

So, please don't give up making homemade dog treats. You may want to stay away from the recipes that use carob since your dogs don't like it.

I hope this helps! Happy Dog Treat Baking :)

Just made these - Great recipe and simple to make!

by Sherry
(Dolgeville, NY USA)

I have 2 large dogs and they loved these.

I baked them in an 8x8 pan and cut them into 'brownies' squares.. both mutts came back looking for more!