buckwheat dog biscuits

happy post holidays lovely people!  i hope your days were as lovely as mine, filled with family & friends, heaps of yummy food and love.

leading up to christmas i was baking up a storm to ensure that {1} there would be a plentiful vegan cookie plate at the big feast and {2} i had lots of vegan treats for gifting.  i think i had those to well looked after, but there was one more family member that needed some love from my oven too. 

{introducing marlowe}

{xmas treats}

as a special christmas gift this year i decided to bake some dog biscuits for my my parents' dog marlowe.  she's a really wonderful pup and i always look forward to visits home so that i can stock up on marlowe hugs & walks.  my brother was up to visit us in sudbury just before christmas and we cooked these up together.

these were actually pretty tasty, but definitely geared to puppy taste-buds, as with hardly any sweetener {we only used 1 tablespoon of agave} they're more on the savoury side of things.  i did try one and that was plenty for this human gal.  better to save them for the dog girl anyways.  {i'm outing m though ~ he got at them & mowed down on a few that he slathered with maple buttercream!} 
 

{buckwheat + pb treats}

buckwheat dog biscuits
makes about 5 dozen treats
1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour
1/4 cup rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk {or any other non dairy milk}
1/4 cup tahini
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1 tbsp agave

add all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.  in a separate bowl {i just used a 2-cup liquid measuring cup} mix together the wet ingredients.  add the wet to the dry and mix to incorporate.  the dough will be just moist enough to pull together.  knead a few times in the bowl if there are bits of flour resisting joining in.  wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 20-30 minutes so that it will be easier to handle.

roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's about 1/8" thick and cut out cookies using whatever cookie cutters you like.  we went for stars & christmas trees.  transfer to a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 350f.  remove and allow them to cool completely before serving to your four-legged fur friends.  {the last thing you want to do is burn their mouths!} 

{marlowe, pleading for me to open the jar. again.}

make these for the furry friends in your life and be prepared to become their new favourite person.