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!
This post may include affiliate links that earn us a small commission from your purchases at no extra cost to you.
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!
These treats were great and my dog loves them! However I am bummed that within less than a week of having these treats kept in an airtight container at room temperature, mold spots began to appear :( did this happen to anyone else? I wonder how to avoid in the future because I don’t want to give up this recipe!
Hi Theresa, we recommend storing these treats in the refrigerator, especially during the summer months when indoor humidity is higher!
definitely would have kept them in the fridge. Whenever I make dog treats – I keep them in the fridge or freezer. Because they are made with fresh ingredients & no preservatives. etc…..
My biscuits were not crunchy. I guess I did not bake them long enough?
Yes, baking them for longer will make them crunchier! But they are perfectly safe to eat softer as well!
Why didnt you add more flour to the recipe? then on the counter that you were rolling on? Maybe you didnt kneed long enough.
Hi. I’m leading a summer camp at our local rescue. Could I make the dough ahead of time to freeze and then thaw and make the treats? The kids will roll them out and cut.
We think that would work!
What would happen if I used mozzarella instead of cheddar? And also what if I used rice flour would it still turn out the same?
They should turn out fine!
I just made a batch with supermarket yellow American cheese, and the treats were perfect.
Mine came out dark colored rather than light tan like photo. I did use whole wheat flour.
Whole wheat flour is much darker in color than unbleached or bleached all-purpose flour. It also darkens up significantly more as it bakes, so that would be why your treats look different!
This came together easily and I appreciated the the reference to bread dough. Using one hand in a kneading type of mixing worked well. Though peanut butter seems to be a universal love, one of our rescues won’t eat her dinner without shredded or chucked cheese on top. I couldn’t upload a photo but mine wasn’t special. I just used a pizza cutter.
I actually tried a recipe out tonight using peanut butter and banana.
use about quater-cup to half a cup less flour, a good geanerous tablespoon of peanut butter, half a banana, two egg, and a splash of water to bring it together.
I rolled them out quater inch thickness.
Great for pups of all ages
So happy to hear your pups loved them, John!
Hi there
My pups can’t have any grain, oats, or rice. Any idea what the ratio for almond and or coconut flour would be? Thanks!
Hi there, if you measure using grams, you can simply use an equal amount! It would be about 3.5 cups of almond flour!
I made this. My dogs love them!
So cute! I love the star shape!
Would I be able to sub the water with a low sodium beef broth? These look easy and wonderful!
Sure, as long as it doesn’t have any onion!