Chicken Liver Dog Biscuits
"My dogs love these treats. To speed preparation, I boil the entire container of chicken livers at once, puree them with a little oil in my food processor, and freeze in half-cup portions."
photo by Kelly M.
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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3 dozen
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3⁄4 cup cornmeal
- 1⁄2 cup powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 egg
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup water or 1/2 cup broth
- 1⁄2 cup pureed chicken liver
directions
- Combine all ingredients in mixer bowl. Knead for 3 minutes.
- Chill 1 hour or overnight.
- Roll dough out approximately 1/2" thick and use cookie cutters to make shapes. Cookware stores sell bone-shaped cutters.
- Place on umgreased cookie sheets and bake in a 350-degree oven. Watch the first batch--ovens can vary. Depending on how crunchy you want these to be, you can bake them for up to 30 minutes.
- Store in an airtight container. I get 3 dozen cookies using a 3" long bone cutter.
Questions & Replies
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Dogs aren't supposed to have garlic - it's poison to them. I'm curious why this recipe calls for garlic powder? Is garlic powder somehow ok or am I missing something? -
Ray William Johnson Goku
Reviews
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I would give this recipe 20 stars if I could!! My dogs LOVE these treats. I tried to give them a store bought treat and they snubbed it and pointed to the liver treats! Thank you for this recipe!!!! -
Garlic isn't good for dogs. Just like onions apple cores or chocolate. I left the garlic powder out and my pup loved them
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I have not met a dog that has not loved these cookies! To make sweet potato ones, I substituted the livers, garlic powder and broth for sweet potato (pureed), cinnamon, and water. Thank you for a great recipe! -
My Bali dogs (7 of them) absolutely adore these biscuits. I make a double batch every two days - I can barely keep up supply. My dogs will do anything (and I mean anything) for these biscuits! -
My GSD loves these and definitely gives them 5 stars. The cat preferred them before they were cooked, lol. Made for PAC Spring 2008
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Tweaks
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I used stone ground wheat flour and no corn meal. I also add Carrots & Blueberries to the recipe. My Gabby loves them
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Corrected the recipe so it actually is what it says. -
I have not met a dog that has not loved these cookies! To make sweet potato ones, I substituted the livers, garlic powder and broth for sweet potato (pureed), cinnamon, and water. Thank you for a great recipe!
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Do you process the liver cooked or raw? I need the answer ASAP. Thank you!
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Since I didn't have the cornmeal, I looked on line for substitutes. Oats was on the list. So, I used oats instead of cornmeal, and beef liver, because I know my dog likes it, instead of chicken liver. My dog is the fussiest dog in the world, but loves liver, so I thought I'd give this a try. He sniffed the cookie and turned away. I broke off a piece, thinking he might try it, but still nothing. It's been sitting on the floor for over an hour. Nothing. I sealed up the rest and will be giving them away? Color me disappointed.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PainterCook
Laporte, 44
I am a wildlife biologist, writer, and artist living in Northern Colorado. Cooking is one of my favorite activities, second only to watching Alton Brown on food network, or Anthony Bourdain on the travel channel. I also get a kick out of prowling antique malls looking for vintage cookware.
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