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How to make your own festive dog treats

TrustedHousesitters blog writer Annie Hearfield
Annie Hearfield
21 November 20192 min read

The holiday season is the perfect time to take time out and bake for friends and family… and four-legged pals! Try this delicious recipe by Forthglade for easy-to-bake festive treats that are sure to get your dogs sniff of approval.

Ingredients

  • 130g oat flour (approx. ¾ cups + 1 tbspn)
  • 20g almond flour (approx. 2 tbspn)
  • 60g dried cranberries (approx. ¼ cup + 3 tbspn)
  • 120g shredded turkey leftovers (approx. 1 cup)
  • 2 eggs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius
  2. Whisk the eggs in a large bowl
  3. Add oat flour, almond flour, cranberries and turkey
  4. Knead the dough and roll it out approx 3mm thick (if the dough is a bit sticky to handle add more flour)
  5. Cut with a star-shaped cookie cutter*
  6. Place on parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes or until they are golden brown.

*A 7cm star cookie cutter makes approx 30 cookies.

Top tips

For a harder cookie, allow the treats to cool inside the oven completely before removing

Warning - do not substitute cranberries for raisins. 

While dried cranberries add a delicious fruity flavour to these treats, do not replace them with raisins. Grapes and raisins are not suitable for dogs –– consuming just a few can be dangerous, causing acute renal failure.

Although these treats are made using natural sugars and dog-friendly ingredients,  they’re best consumed after a long walk so that your canine companion stays as healthy as possible.

And, we have another treat for you!

Forthglade make delicious wet food, dry food with 100% natural ingredients, nutritious and tasty –– and we have an exclusive discount code for new customers to get 20% off their order. Simply enter HOUSE20 to redeem your discount now.*

Let us know how your dog enjoys their festive treats, and, as always, please share pictures of your cute pets with us. You may have heard of our monthly #TrustedTales Instagram competition. All you need to do is post your pet looking cute on Instagram using the hashtag #TrustedTales to be in with a chance of winning prizes every month.

And remember, it’s not just dogs we like to see — we want to see all your furry, feathered and scaled friends, so keep on sharing.

*This discount is set up so that each new customer can use the code once. This entitles them to 20% off the total order placed on Forthglade.com. The code is valid until the 31/12/2019. 

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