I love making these easy cheese dog treats to give to my pooches! I only need 4 inexpensive ingredients and less than an hour to make these crunchy, cheesy dog treats. These always get my puppys’ tails wagging!
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These cheese dog treats are made with natural ingredients, so I feel good about giving these treats to my furry friends. All I need are flour, eggs, water, and, of course, cheese! My dogs love these tasty cheese biscuits, and I’m sure yours will as well!
What’s in this Cheese Dog Treats Recipe?
- Flour: I like using whole wheat flour for dog biscuits for the extra nutritional value. Other types of flour are fine to use, as long as you know your dog isn’t allergic.
- Eggs: Help bind the biscuits and give them structure. They’re also a great source of healthy fats, omega-3, and protein.
- Water: Helps hydrate the treats so everything stays together.
- Cheese: I used cheddar cheese in these dog treats, and my dogs loved them! Dogs can have almost any kind of cheese in moderation (avoid blue-veined cheeses!). Lower-fat cheeses tend to be better for them, so you can opt for a low-fat cheddar here.
Tips for Success
- This dough for these cheese dog treats reminds me a bit of bread in that you really need to knead it for a while to get all the ingredients combined. I used my hands to do this, but you could also break out the stand mixer and let that do the work for you!
- You can use any size or shape of cookie cutter for this recipe. If you choose to make your biscuits thinker than ¾-inch you may need to cook a few minutes longer. The treats should be crunchy all the way through.
- These are treats and should be given as such. They shouldn’t replace your dogs’ main meals. One or two a day is plenty.
- While I wouldn’t exactly recommend humans snacking on these, if a little one gets their hands on them, they’ll be okay!
How to Store
Once your cheese dog treats have cooled, place them in an airtight container and they will keep well at room temperature or in the refrigerator for around 2 months.
This recipe makes a batch of 60 treats, so it’s a great idea to freeze them. Just pop them into a container or freezer bag and they will keep well for 3-4 months. Thaw the cheesy dog biscuits at room temperature before giving to your pooch.
5-Star Review
“I loved this recipe! But better yet so did my dogs! I used the dough attachment on my Ninja food processor, threw all the ingredients in and out came the perfect dough! The dough was so easy to work with! This will definitely be my go to recipe for my dog treats from now on!” – Kathy
Cheese Dog Treats Recipe
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole wheat flour 339 grams
- 2 large eggs 100 grams
- ⅔ cup water 151 grams
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 113 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl to form a dough.3 cups whole wheat flour, 2 large eggs, ⅔ cup water, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface with a rolling pin to desired thickness. (I kept mine around ½-inch thick).
- Use a cookie cutter to cut out dog treats and lay them onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake treats for 20-25 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before feeding to your dog.
Becky’s Tips
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
Can you use coconut flour for these like with the peanut butter treats?
As long as your dog is good with it!
I would love to have you cat treat recipe
Just search cat treats on this blog and you’ll find them!
Hey there! Thank you so much for the recipe! I was wondering whether these treats are also suitable (liked by) cats! I am creating little treat bags for the animals at my local rspca and was wondering whether they would also enjoy these! As most of the ones for cats don’t store as long! :)
Thank you!
I have cat treat recipes you can use too!
Great recipe! Easy to follow. My son made them, he’s 10. Our pups loved them!
Those look amazing, Vicki!
First pan out of the oven. Size wise, they’re about the same surface size as the brand I currently give my girls. However, following the recipe, 1/2 inch thick is quite a lot. The second pan is 1/4 inch.
Definitely modify to your (dog’s) liking!
These were easy to make but after eating one myself it needs more peanut butter. Therefore you might want to increase the peanut butter
Remember dogs taste differently than us! Their food is much more bland to be easier on their stomachs and they also don’t care as much as we humans do about flavor!
Do you know the calories per treat?
30 calories! You can make them smaller for fewer calories!
What are the ingredients?
I hope you’re able to get to the recipe card, at the top of the page there is a button “Recipe ⬇”. There it has ingredients and instructions listed in a nice layout you can print off!
I loved this simple recipe. My 7 year old made them with a little help. We used white whole wheat flour because that’s what I had on hand. We had a dog biscuit pan. Our puppy, Ziggy, loved the treats.
Those look adorable!
Can you use rice flour or bread flour instead of wheat flour
I would use rice flour!
how did it turn out with rice flour and how much did you use?