Looking for fun holiday dog treats recipes?
We have a couple coming your way over the next month, starting with this easy candy cane-shaped hypoallergenic dog treat!
It’s made with almond flour instead of wheat, making it just right for pooches who can’t tolerate any sort of wheat-based treats.
Try this Hypoallergenic Dog Treat too: Coconut Peanut Butter Bones
Let’s check out these yummy Christmas dog treats, shall we?
And don’t forget to print the recipe directions.
Holiday Dog Treats… Candy Cane Hypoallergenic Dog Treat
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Ingredients:
- 2 C almond flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 C creamy peanut butter
- 1 C skim milk
Icing Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tsp meringue powder
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 3-4 TBSP warm water
- Red gel food coloring (see our note below)
Cookie Cutters:
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl.
- Whisk together the milk and creamy peanut butter.
- Add flour mixture a little at a time.
- Mix together until fully incorporated.
- Toss some wheat flour on a cutting board.
- Roll out dough with a wheat flour-covered rolling pin.
- Roll out the dough and using the candy cane cookie cutter, cut out the doggie treats.
- Transfer the candy canes to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely on the cookie sheet.
Icing Directions:
- -Combine all ingredients (not the red gel food coloring) into a bowl.
- Beat on low speed until the icing can hold a stiff peak.
- Divide the icing into 2 bowls.
- In bowl #1 add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir well.
- Spoon the icing into a frosting bag with a #2 tip.
- In bowl #2 of the icing….leave it white.
- Spoon the white icing into another frosting bag with a #2 tip
- First outline the red stripes on the candy cane. Allow to dry for 30 seconds.
- Outline the white stripes allowing 30 seconds for it to dry.
- Fill in the white outlining with more white icing.
- Allow to dry for at least 1 hour.
- Check to make sure that it is dry by touching a small area of the icing.
*Regarding food coloring: there is much debate over whether it can trigger allergies in some dogs, or cause hyperactivity.
The overall consensus seems to be that once in a while is okay. Please be careful with substituting plain old food coloring with organic food coloring, as you could inadvertently give your dog dangerous ingredients. Currants, for example, are sometimes used to make organic red food coloring and are toxic to dogs.
If you know of another safe alternative, our ears are perked! Tell us in the comments!
Remember, this is a hypoallergenic dog treat for our canine friends, who aren’t really prone to peanut allergies.
If you are giving this to a friend with dogs, make sure the humans in the house don’t have any allergies! We cover hypoallergenic dog treats and food, human allergies are a whole different game of fetch!
Do you have a favorite hypoallergenic dog treat recipe for the holidays? Tell us about it in the comments!
Holiday Dog Treats Recipe: Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies
- Total Time: 28 mins
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 2 C almond flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 C creamy peanut butter
- 1 C skim milk
- Icing Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tsp meringue powder
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 3–4 TBSP warm water
- Red gel food coloring (see our note below)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine flour and baking powder in a bowl.
- Whisk together the milk and creamy peanut butter.
- Add flour mixture a little at a time.
- Mix together until fully incorporated.
- Toss some wheat flour on a cutting board.
- Roll out dough with a wheat flour-covered rolling pin.
- Roll out the dough and using the candy cane cookie cutter, cut out the doggie treats.
- Transfer the candy canes to a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely on the cookie sheet.
- Icing Directions:
- -Combine all ingredients (not the red gel food coloring) into a bowl.
- Beat on low speed until the icing can hold a stiff peak.
- Divide the icing into 2 bowls.
- In bowl #1 add several drops of red gel food coloring. Stir well.
- Spoon the icing into a frosting bag with a #2 tip.
- In bowl #2 of the icing….leave it white.
- Spoon the white icing into another frosting bag with a #2 tip
- First outline the red stripes on the candy cane. Allow to dry for 30 seconds.
- Outline the white stripes allowing 30 seconds for it to dry.
- Fill in the white outlining with more white icing.
- Allow to dry for at least 1 hour.
- Check to make sure that it is dry by touching a small area of the icing.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
