CorgiMum's Canine Cheese Cookies.

[CorgiMum]

These are a real favourite of Monty & Dylans, even more than peanut butter cookies I think.

CorgiMum's Canine Cheese Cookies

1/3 cup margarine, softened
3 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered skim milk
1/4 tsp garlic powder...........I added 1 tsp
2/3 cup water, room temp.
1 egg, beaten
(the grated cheese, about 1 cup, I added as I kneaded the dough)

1. In a large bowl cream margarine and flour with a pastry cutter, set aside.
2. In a small bowl dissolve powdered skim milk & garlic powder in water & wisk in beaten egg.
3. Make a well in the flour mixture & gradually stir in egg mixture until well blended.
4. Knead dough on a floured surface about 3-4 min, until dough sticks together and is easy to
work with. (This is when I added the grated cheese.)
5. With a rolling pin, roll dough to between 1/4" and 1/2" thickness.
6. Cut with biscuit cutter (about 1"x3") & place on lightly greased baking sheet.
7. Bake 50 minutes at 325F
8. Cool on a rack until hard and store, at room temp, in a container with a loose-fitting lid.

Keeps 3 weeks or more. They also freeze well.

I've been told that some humans like them too.:TWITCHY:

[MrsGrace]

Those sound like a really tasty human crouton for on top of pasta!! Just add some oregano and cut them up small!! :WINK:

[MVons]

Because I'm not fond of wheat for a dog, and I have some rice flour that needs to be used, I'm wondering if this would work because it doesn't rise? Not sure it would stick together.

And the important question:SMILE: which type of cheese does Monty & Dylan recommend...sharp or mild chedder, monterey jack?

Merrie

[CorgiMum]

This is the only wheat that my two eat I can't answer about the rise flour. But I don't think that a corgi would turn up his nose at any cookie, risen or not.:WINK:

Miss Montrose & Mr Dylan, as do I, prefer old, sharp chedder.:LAUGH:

[Dillydoodle]

this looks really good, i would love to make it sometime for my boys... I don't normally do wheat either, merrie, if you decide to try it using rice flour, let me know if it works as i would give it a try. Also, Barbara, how much does this make? It seems like a lot... I could always just cut the recipe in half ...just curious how much it makes... don't want to make TOO many, not that the boys would mind... :TWITCHY:

[MVons]

I might try to half the recipe, beat the egg and take half, I'll let you know.

We have a chest freezer that I can't do without. Besides with dog friends, you'd have any extra gone in no time.

Merrie

[CorgiMum]

I honestly can't remember how much it makes. I did put 1/2 in the freezer. But yes, you could easily make 1/2 a recipe. To see if they like it.:WINK:

[Dillydoodle]

"to see IF they like it" Barbara- ROFL yeah, right, they are CORGIS they like everything! I could hand mine a piece of cardboard and if it came from me, it must be food LOL!!! :LAUGH: I know that they will love those treats.
Emilie

[CorgiMum]

And now that my two have seen me posting this recipe, I'd better make some more for them!:LAUGH:

It is ment to rain tomorrow, and Gary is working, so maybe I will make some again. I'll count them.

[CorgiMum]

They are in the oven now, I cut out 44 of them from the full recipe. The corgis are being very attentive!:LAUGH:

I'll take a picture of them when they are finished baking.

[Dillydoodle]

wow , yeah i would have to cut the recipe in half or i would have two chubby corgis LOL! I cannot wait to try this out. It really looks good.
Emilie

[CorgiMum]

Here are the 44 Canine Cheese Cookies, I cut them with the smaller sized bone cookie cutter that I have.

My poor dogs's couldn't believe that I was making them sit in front of a cake plate full of those to have their picture taken! They are wearing their very serious sit stay & leave it faces.

They each had a nice warm, hard as a rock, garlic & cheese cookie as their reward though.:WINK:

A hit as usual, think I will put 1/2 in the freezer.

[Dillydoodle]

oh barbara, their faces are precious!!! I hope you gave them a few extra cookies to reward them for sitting so nicely as you took the photo...and the cookies look yummy

Emilie

[MVons]

The plate is so close and they are being SO good. In the photo thumbnail size, it looked like a giant cookie.

Merrie

[CorgiMum]

In the photo thumbnail size, it looked like a giant cookie.Merrie

It does look like that!:LAUGH:

[MVons]

I had a feeling rice flour wouldn't allow the cookie dough to stick together. Internet search results substitute rice for wheat flour:

brown rice flour (Replace up to 1/4 of any wheat flour with this. Baked goods made with rice flour tend to be crumbly, so consider substituting a mixture of one part arrowroot or other thickener plus four parts rice flour. Adding more eggs is another way to reduce crumbliness. Since rice flour absorbs more moisture, you may need to add more liquid to recipe.) Brown rice flour is a fine gluten-free substitute for wheat flour in pie crusts, batter breads and crackers. This flour has a grainy, gritty texture making it suitable as a substitute in recipes in small amounts. It produces a dry, fine crumb. In breads, it must be combined with a sticky flour like oat, rye or potato.

oat flour (This is especially good in quick breads and cookies. It makes baked goods moister, chewier, and more crumbly. Contains some gluten.)

If I had some barley flour: barley flour (This has a mild flavor and works especially well in pancakes, cookies, and quick breads. Replace up to half of any wheat flour in a recipe with this. Contains some gluten.)

I always have oats and can grind to flour if I don't have oat flour in my freezer. I think I'll try 1/3 rice flour and 2/3 oat flour. I'd love to try 1/3 oat and 1/3 barley and 1/3 rice but won't be to the store selling barley for a month (health food store).

Oh, are these for the dogs?:WINK:

Merrie

[Dillydoodle]

Barbara,
I just made my first batch of the cookies for Dillon and Gus, and i did use organic whole wheat flour. The boys LOVE them. I actually tried one, not that bad, kind of bland ( like if it were for me, we would be adding some salt and some extra garlic and then eat them with a bit of butter... ) anyway, the boys love these... I did improvise because i dont have any bone shaped cookie cutters, so i just used a small glass top, and made round cookies, then scored them in half so after baking i broke them all in half ( half moon shape) which is better so that i dont over feed them! When i am out this week, i will grab a few cute cookie cutters... small ones so i don't over feed them ...now if they are made a lot smaller, does the cooking time change?

Again, thanks for posting that ( first time i have ever made anything even close to bread - only thing i have ever kneaded was clay! how fun was this!!!!)

Emilie

[CorgiMum]

Glad to hear that you and the boys enjoyed them Emilie!

How much garlic powder did you sue in yours? I think that if you made them smaller, yes they should cook a bit faster. I let mine get super hard so that they work their teeth on them. Were yours that way too? I use the bone cutter because the cookie bone shape is easy for me to brake them in half. Good idea about scoring the circles. The recipe book came with two cutters, the other one is very big.

I really am gong to try one, everyone that has seems to like them.:LAUGH:

And it is fun baking for the dogs isn't it?

[dcole]

Mmmm... that picture of Monty and Dylan with their plate of cookies has convinced me - I have to try baking some of these! :SMILE:

[CorgiMum]

And when you do Debi, I'm sure Trevor will say thank you.:SMILE:

[Dillydoodle]

I had a blast making them, both of them were at my feet watching me work. They came out hard and crunchy for the most part, though right out of the oven the one i tasted was hard but not break your teeth on it hard yet! I think I could have made them a little harder either by rolling them out slightly thinner ( i was estimating and i am not so good without an ruler telling me!) or if maybe i cooked them a few more minutes ( i took them out 4 minutes early thinking they were going to burn on the bottom ( they didnt). The dogs really love them, now i have to wait until tomorrow to see if it AGREED with them before i give them too much! I will definately make them again, now i just need to find one with peanutbutter as they would love it!.

Emilie

[dcole]

Barbara,

I'm sure he will say thank you - WOOF!! :BIGGRIN"

Emilie,

As if he isn't at my feet whenever I'm in the kitchen now! Oh, and I do hope that they AGREED with your boys, too! :WINK:

[CorgiMum]

now i just need to find one with peanutbutter as they would love it!.


I have posted one this morning Emile.:SMILE:

[Fluffypants]

Hope the boys tummies were ok with them Emilie. Let us know . . . because I can usually use Dillon's tummy as a good predictor of Jackie's!!! :LAUGH:

[Dillydoodle]

Thanks Barbara, I saw it and will write it down later and try it maybe in the next day or two.

Jess, The this cheese cookie recipe was fine for both Dillon and Gus, i didnt give a lot, I cut the cookies in half and then would let them split one half at a time, they never got more than a cookie and a half in a day.. and there were no potty issues.. I will try to peanutbutter ones and let you know.

Emilie

[CorgiMum]

Glad that the cheese cookies were ok for Dillon & Gus.

I break them in half for mine too. And only one full cookie serving per corgi per day.

[CorgiMum]

Since I packaged the cookies in zip lock bags and popped them into the freezer, I've been giving the cookies to the dogs while they are still frozen hard and they really seem to like the crunchiness.

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

CorgiMum: putting the cookies in the freezer is a great idea for the summer months, or even for a teething puppy. Wish I had thought of that when Mojo was chewing on everything!

[CorgiMum]

Yes, good idea for teething puppies.+IDEA+

I was thinking of keeping the tarter off of my 2 senior dog's teeth. Frozen cheese cookies, all around good treat for dogs of any age! :D

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

You're right, a frozen cookie is even a great idea for the teeth of an adult dog. :SMILE:

[ColColt]

I read over this recipe and thought I'd resurrect this thread just a little. Can someone explain this terminology in bold and what it means. Well, I'm no cook and would like to try this but, I didn't know what a couple of words meant...

1. In a large bowl cream margarine and flour with a pastry cutter, set aside.
2. In a small bowl dissolve powdered skim milk & garlic powder in water & wisk in beaten egg.

I use Country Crock margarine and it's already "creamy". It's that what's meant?

How does one "wisk in a beaten egg"?

No women folk around here for me to ask so-I came back to the original post seeking knowledge and wisdom.:CUTE:

[Penutsma]

To cream butter or margarine - you put the softened butter in a mixing bowl and put the beaters on high on your mixer. The butter should look like a soft puddle in the bottom of the bowl when done. You add the flour slowly after the first part of the "creaming" is done. - NO! Don't use already softened butter/margarine! You need to use the stick kind. It affects how the finished product firms up.

Wisk in a beaten egg. Another term for adding the beaten egg. You may have a wire wisk in your utensils drawer (alot of people use them to "beat" the eggs before omelets or scrambled eggs). Just use this utensil to add the egg to your mixture.

[ColColt]

I've got a bowl I can mix stuff in but, no mixer. Guess that means a trip to Wal-Mart or Kohls. Or, maybe I can beat it real good with that "beater"?

[CorgiMum]

You can beat it by hand, you are a big strong guy! They did it that way before electric mixers.:WINK:

County Crock will do, it has water in it, it will make the finished product a little hard, but that is ok, these are dog cookies.:SMILE:

[Penutsma]

I've got a bowl I can mix stuff in but, no mixer. guess that means a trip to Wal-Mart or Kohls. Or, maybe I can beat it real good with that "beater"?

You could, but it will take alot of wrist strength to "cream" the butter. I would just buy one of those $10 mixers at Kroger (if you have one) or WalMart. Not necessary to buy one of the bigger ones unless you intend to do alot of baking in the future. I had a stand mixer that I used when I did alot of baking - cakes, etc. When I get settled in a home of my own again, I am going to upgrade to a new mixer and start baking/decorating cakes again. I really enjoyed the challenge when I did it before. This is the mixer I plan to get: (maybe my kids will get it for me for Christmas?) LOL
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EJX7SE?tag=robotstocknew-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B000EJX7SE&adid=1S3AFQDRCM7YDGJ1JHDB&

[ColColt]

You can beat it by hand, you are a big strong guy! They did it that way before electric mixers.:WINK:

County Crock will do, it has water in it, it will make the finished product a little hard, but that is ok, these are dog cookies.:SMILE:

I loved the sound of that recipe, Barbara and not having had breakfast at the point of reading it again, it like to have starved me to death!! I know any Corgi would love it. Now, I'll have to scout out somewhere to find some dog bone cookie cutters.:CUTE:


I would just buy one of those $10 mixers at Kroger (if you have one) or WalMart.

Yep-We've got quite a few Krogers around here as well as a Super Wal-Mart about two miles up the road. Maybe Food City has those, too. That's where I usually go and will check them out next Friday when my tour of duty at the grocery store commences again.

BTW-That's the same mixer I bought Margie about six years ago and I bought it at Kohl's for $300!! Hers was white and the bowl seemed to look a bit different but, it was a KitchenAid just like that one.

Thanks for these suggestions and explanations. When you fix primarily TV type dinners, you're not exactly a chef and the terms threw me!! I plan on trying this a some more recipes I've seen here and in Everything Corgi. I think it would be fun and more personal than buying cookies at PetSmart.

[MVons]

I made a half recipe just to see if the change in flour worked.

2 2/3 Tbls butter
1/2 cup rice flour
1 cup oat flour
1/4 cup powdered milk
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup less 1 Tbls water (because I used a whole egg)
1 egg
1/2 cup grated cheese - I used the fine grater.

I used two knives to cut in the butter and flour instead of the pastry cutter. I did this until the butter was pea size. I added a Tbls of the rice flour as it was humid today and I needed less moisture. I didn't kneed, I just stirred and rolled into a ball. I rolled it out between two wax papers. I cut with a biscuit cutter, baked 40 minutes at 325F (I'm at 5200ft elevation) and they were 1/4" thick.

I tasted the dough, bland because no sweetener for human taste buds. But it smelled great cooking. Chester took the WHOLE cookie in his mouth to eat, and I quick grabbed it out as that would defeat the purpose of helping him chew. Sigh, he'd swallow junks whole if possible. I think having it in the freezer for 30 minutes gave me that second to grab it out of his mouth. The rest are in the freezer.

My observation is that oat flour does bind good like wheat flour. I might even try half rice and half oat next time. I need to find my bone cookie cutter shape.

[MissGambler's+Mojo'sMommy]

Merrie, thanks for the twist on the cookies, and you have the same problem with Chester as I have with Miss Gambler. I like to give her crunchy things for her teeth, but if she doesn't chew, you're right, the purpose is defeated.

Also, Sur La Table has a wonderful assortment of dog cookie cutters, even bones, and even a wide variety of specific breeds, but I didn't find any Corgi. I love that store, and Williams and Sonoma. (Lots of things that I don't need and never use, as my husband would say!)