Thank you to HarperCollins for sponsoring today’s dog biscuit recipe post. All thoughts are my own.
The summer has flown by and I’ve been trying to make the most of these last few weeks with my kids before they go back to school. Wesley will be headed to first grade this year and he is pretty pumped it. It is amazing to watch the progress he made last year, especially with reading. We often read books together and each take turns reading a page or a specific character.
That’s why we were so happy to see Biscuit featured in our new collection of I Can Read! brand books! If you aren’t already familiar with this line of beginning readers, I Can Read! books are organized into color-coded levels. With the wide variety of titles featuring award-winning authors and illustrators, you can find books at every stage to engage and excite your child.
We decided together it would be fun to make a dog biscuit recipe inspired by Biscuit from Biscuit Loves the Library.
For many years Wes and I have enjoyed our kids in the the kitchen series, Mini Chef Mondays but lately we’ve fallen out of this habit. Making homemade dog treats was a great way to break up our morning spending quality time together doing something we love. Our dog Leo was definitely keen on the idea of a homemade dog biscuit.
How to Make a Homemade Dog Biscuit Recipe
There are many different ways to make dog biscuits. Most dog treat recipes call for either peanut butter, pumpkin or sweet potato. To match the color of Biscuit himself, we went with banana and peanut butter dog treats and kept the ingredients simple with what we already had on hand.
There are ways to make this biscuit even healthier such as with whole wheat flour but we didn’t have any. We thought oatmeal would be a nice touch and it made a great filler.
We used a mini bone cookie cutter for this dog biscuit recipe but you could use other shapes or even roll up the dough and cut them with kitchen scissors. Update: The bone cutter used for this post is no longer in stock. Here is another inexpensive bone mini cutter set with three sizes!
The main thing is to keep the thickness the same so your dog biscuits cook evenly.
We baked our dog biscuits on a silicone lined baking sheet. This worked great to create a perfect biscuit bottom and avoid any sticking.
You’ll want to cook these on a lower oven temperature for a longer period of time to get that nice biscuit texture. Exactly how long will depend upon the thickness of your biscuits. I tried to keep mine about a quarter of an inch. And that is all there is to making a dog biscuit!

Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 medium sized banana mashed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 egg white lightly beaten
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet. (You can also use a greased baking sheet as well.)
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Mix all ingredients except egg white in a medium bowl until well combined.
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Roll out dough onto floured surface to 1/4 inch thick.
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Cut into desired shape using small cookie cutter.
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Place on baking sheet and brush with egg white.
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Bake until golden brown and firm, approximately 35 minutes, depending upon shape and thickness.
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Cool before serving.
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Keep stored in airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Exact number of dog biscuits will depend upon the size of the biscuit cutter. The one I used was 2 1/2 inch (6cm) (length), 5/8 inch (1.6cm) (depth).
Wouldn’t these make great gifts at the holidays? Leo absolutely loves them and Wesley couldn’t wait to give him one once they had a chance to cool.
That afternoon Wesley spent some time reading his new I Can Read! books featuring some of his favorite characters including Splat the Cat and Paddington.
He loves that he needs very little help with this series and can read a book almost entirely on his own. Watching him grow and continue to learn has been fun over this past year, especially with his reading skills.
Besides Biscuit, Wesley was also super excited to see Pete the Cat. We have several Pete the Cat books on our bookshelf so Wesley was happy to add another one.
Click here for more reading tips, fun printable activities and download teacher’s guides for I Can Read! books.
Summer says
My boys love the Berenstain bears.
Anitha Kuppuswamy says
Pete the cat!!
mary chapman says
Amelia Bedelia was my favorite as a kid! Would love to read them to my son
Cynthia C says
FANCY NANCY is my favorite character.
Lisa Welch says
I’d have to say that Danny and the Dinosaur would have to be my favorite, with a close second of Frog and Toad.
These were my two favorites as a kid. My children has these stories, and soon my grandson will too.
Antoinette M says
Amelia Bedelia is my favorite!
ColleenMarie says
My kids like Fancy Nancy
Monica Lavoie says
Fancy Nancy! Thanks
Kris I. says
I love Ameila Bedelia! Those books are so funny
Emily R. says
I love Splat the Cat.
olga says
We love Fancy Nancy!
Marilyn Nawara says
The BERENSTAIN BEARS are my favorite.
Tandi Cortez says
My daughter and I LOVE Fancy Nancy! She has some sass! 🙂
Danalee Davis says
I like Berenstein Bears.
Sharon Schoepe says
We love Splat the Cat
elizabeth miller says
Pinkalicious is my favorite. Her stories are always so cute.
Julieh says
My favorite character is Biscuit. He is so cute.
Michelle C says
Fancy Nancy is my favorite character!
Jill Rivera says
Amelia Bedelia is the character that got my son to read.
Jennifer H says
I love Little Critter. I remember reading those books when I was young.
Jenny Q. says
Pete the cat is my favorite. My son enjoys these books.
Laurie Emerson says
My favorite character is Clark the Shark.
Brenda Haines says
Fancy Nancy looks like a fun character.
Kelly Skibbe says
My daughters love Fancy Nancy and Amelia Bedilia
Leela says
The Berenstein Bears.
Hesper Fry says
I like Fancy Nancy because my 2 girls are big fans of her!
kelly woods says
Charlie the Ranch Dog- Thank you 🙂
kathy pease says
I like the BERENSTAIN BEARS best
Jane says
What do we use the egg white for? Maybe I missed that part?
Emilie says
You brush the egg white over the dog biscuits before baking. Hope that helps!
Laura says
Hello Emilie! Thank you for the recipe! I just wanted to ask you how long can these cookies last if they are well stored in an airtirght container. Thank you!
Emilie says
At room temperature I’ve kept these out a week or so, but to make it last longer I’ve also kept them stored in the refrigerator for two to three weeks. You could also freeze them and thaw as needed. Thanks for asking!