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Holly Jolly Christmas Dog Treats

The Holidays have arrived! Your pooch senses all the excitement and wants to be part of it. This includes all the fun around these days. We need to include our four legged fur babies as much as we can. After all, they are family too! We know that all the lights and sounds can affect the dogs in some adverse ways. They get overexcited and tend to act up. 

For times when they are being those well-behaved canines, we should have Dog treats for them. There are many varieties, many different recipes. All of the ones that we have come across and have tested and approved are made with many of the same ingredients that we all have in our pantries.  

The Holiday Dog treat recipes are easy to make, you can involve the kids and have them assist you. You may even come across no-bake types of Holiday Dog Treats. Either way, it is quite simple to make treats for your dog that you know what they are made of, you know they are healthy. 

Like all recipes, you can add variations if you choose, leave out an item and add a different one. Before substituting any of the ingredients, please be sure that what you are considering is not a danger to your dog. As an example, dogs can not have grapes or chocolate, so these would not make appropriate substitutes.  

If you have questions about any of the recipes we have posted, feel free to discuss them with your pooch’s vet. We believe in sticking to a healthy treat for your dog, as we do with our own dogs. 

Cranberry Apple Christmas Dog Treats

Recipe by SueCuisine: Dog Treats

Difficulty: 3 out of 10

Servings: 24-36 servings

Prep time: 8 minutes

Baking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked whole cranberries 

• 1 cup Applesauce 

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon 

• 2 cups whole wheat flour 

• ¼ cup milk 

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350* and line your baking trays with parchment paper 

• Pure the cranberries with the Applesauce 

• Add in the cinnamon and the milk 

• Gradually stir in the whole wheat flour until the dough forms 

• Place the dough ball on a lightly floured surface and roll out to ¼ inch thickness 

• Using your choice of cookie cutters, cut out shapes and place them on the baking trays. 

• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned 

• Allow to cool before placing in a container 

• This recipe will produce 2 to 3 dozen depending on the size of cutters you use. 

 Merry Christmas!

The following recipe is one I felt I should really add to the list. Just like we cannot eat treats all the time, neither can the pups. Do not mistake me, this is still going to become one of your pup’s favorite Holly jolly time dog treats. This one is different as we will be using sweet potatoes.  The recipe also calls for salt, but I err on the side of health and leave out the salt. 

Homemade Holiday Dog Treats

 Merry Christmas!

Final Words

Again, just to be safe, be sure to label very clearly which are the dog Holiday treats and which are the human treats. Although both are made with the same ingredients, the thought of eating a dog treat can bother people.