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Canines Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup cooked and mashed sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
  • 1/4 cup finely diced apple
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 large egg
  • Dried cranberry, optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. 
  2. Cut open a cooked sweet potato, mash with a fork, and measure 1/2 cup. Add to a mixing bowl and set aside. 
  3. Using a grater, finely shred carrot, enough to fill 1/2 cup. Add to mixing bowl and set aside. 
  4. Finely dice apple, enough to fill a 1/4 cup. Add to mixing bowl. 
  5. Add 1/8th teaspoon ground ginger, 1/8th teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1 large egg to the mixing bowl. Using a spoon, mix everything until thoroughly combined. 
  6. Using a 1/2 tablespoon, scoop batter/mixture and spoon onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. These canine cookies won't spread or naturally fall into a round shape when baking, so take a few seconds to shape them into round cookies. 
  7. In the center of each canine cookie, place one dried cranberry. 
  8. Bake for 30 minutes. 
  9. Once the timer goes off, transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. 

Notes

  • Short on time? Rather than shredding the carrot with a grater and chopping the apple with a knife, just pulse the ingredients a few times in a food processor. Aim for a fine chop, but don't over-process or you will wind up pureeing the ingredients.
  • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. 
  • Leftovers and looking to freeze? Wrap each cookie individually in tin foil and then put into an airtight container. Freeze for up to 1 month.