Cookie Recipe #40 - Snickerpoodles

Today my husband is taking me on an overnight early Valentine's Day trip to Pacific Grove (Carmel/Monterey area). It's also the first day of the AT&T Golf Open at Pebble Beach. I don't know if we'll get close enough, but maybe we'll see a celebrity or two. Should I take a plate of cookies to share? So, today's cookie was actually made yesterday in preparation for the trip.

Another recipe for man's (or woman's) best friend-a honey-flavored dough rolled in cornmeal and cinnamon and baked to a crisp. My dog, Lilly, took one and hovered over it for a few hours, threatening anyone who came near it, before she finally devoured it!



Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 cup honey, 2 eggs, 3 3/4 cup flour, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 cup cornmeal, 2 teaspoons cinnamon.



Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix vegetable oil, shortening, and honey; add eggs and beat well. Add flour, soda, and cream of tartar; beat until thoroughly combined. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Mix the cornmeal and cinnamon together in a bowl and roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press the balls down with a fork in crisscross design. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool a minute or two before transferring to cooling racks. Store in an airtight container.



I had a bone cookie cutter I wanted to use, so I rolled some of the dough out, then cut with cookie cutter; try other designs, if desired.



Makes about 4 dozen dog cookies.



(http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Recipes/Snickerpoodles.htm)



Cookies Rule!!! (even in Dog Kingdom)

Cookie Recipe #21 - Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

Today's recipe is a cookie for all our four-footed furry friends and is also a dedication to a friend who moved on this past week, Celine (picture at left). She was 12 years old and was a loyal and loving companion to Jessica. May you rest in peace, Celine!

Ingredients: 1/2 cup water (add more later, if needed), 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons peanut butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cornmeal, 1/2 cup oats.

Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Blend water, oil, eggs, peanut butter and vanilla together in mixing bowl. Stir flour, cornmeal and oats together in another bowl, then add to wet ingredients and combine to form a ball of dough. On a floured surface, roll out to 1/2 inch thick with a floured rolling pin. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters dipped in flour. Place on ungreased baking sheet, pop into oven and bake for 20 minutes. Turn off oven and allow the cookies to cool in oven until crisp and hard. Store in an airtight container.

Makes about 2 dozen depending on size of cookie cutter used.

I found this recipe on-line at Bullwrinkle.com. Below is a picture of my taste-tester (Lilly)protecting her new cookie. She wouldn't give me her opinion, but she gobbled it right down, and I swear she smiled! (At least her tail wagged!)

Cookies Rule!!!