Homemade Vegan Dog Cookies!

I joked in the Christmas cookie post that even though the cookies were explicitly gifted to myself and 89, "dogs can't eat cookies"!  Well, fear not; 89 did get her own special cookies, and so did some of her friends.

Last year, a friend of a friend was talking about her intended homemade gifts and it sounded like such a lovely idea that I filed it away so that this year I'd be ready.

I chose this recipe for vegan peanut butter carrot puppy biscuits from VegWeb and gathered the ingredients (and, by default, 89).

 

I stole borrowed VM's rolling pin even though I'm allergic, and got to work.  89's mouth is already covered with carrot juice here, from the prep.

She makes a great sous chef, pre-rinsing all the silverware before it heads to the dishwasher.

I cooked the treats in batches while I continued to roll the dough and cut it into bones, stars, cats, and fire hydrants.  Repeat infinity.

 

The recipe worked great as stated, but I would recommend finely chopping the shredded carrot, as my rough chops made for a bit of a whimsical look of escaping carrot.

Also note that I halved the recipe, and- with my mini cookie cutters, still wound up with about 70 cookies.

 

I let them cool for as long as I could hold 89 off...but was horrified when, at first, it seemed like she didn't like them: rolling the pieces around but not eating them.

However, once she started she couldn't stop; she enjoyed every morsel of the soft cookies (I also tried a piece and it was pretty good!).

Then it was time to wrap 'em up.  A little personalization:

 

Vegans love ingredient labels:

And, voila:

A few more off the assembly line:

With plenty left over for a certain numbered dog.

Because 89 liked the cookies so much, I was able to get her to wear this in exchange for a few.

Also, more of this.

I highly recommend this recipe and the idea of useful, homemade gifts.  I hope everyone who received them enjoyed as much as 89 did.  Happy new year!

Stuff I Ate Yesterday (Mostly Vegan Treats Christmas Cookies)

You may have heard that Vegan Treats offers traditional cookie assortments around the holidays; this year they were available for delivery!  If you took advantage of the opportunity, I salute you.  If you missed it, this post is for you; make a note for next year.

"Peace to all beings this holiday season"

This was the box that was waiting for me at my parents' house a few days before Christmas.

And this was the box that was waiting for me at home!  Such a shame that dogs can't eat cookies…

Now I'm just going to bombard you with individual photos; trust that one was more delicious than the next.

Snowflake sugar cookies:

Chocolate Krinkles:

Maple logs:

Red velvet cookie sandwiches:

Samoa: this one was a new one for me, but it was definitely a new favorite.  Yes, that's caramel in the center!

Pecan snowballs:

Festive sugar cookies:

Marzipan bon-bons:

Classic chocolate chip:

Peanut butter truffles:

Strawberry cream cheese empanadas:

interior:

Hazelnut praline chocolate cookie wafers:

and raspberry thumbprints:

Because it's hard to go into Vegan Treats and resist buying everything, they also got a few other things.

Raspberry kiffles:

Chocolate-encased angel's food cake donut:

Triple chocolate donut:

Raspberry jelly donut:

Pecan bun:

Lest you think I didn't make sure to fit dinner in as well, behold VM's macaroni:

My garlic bread:

And: because if one pasta dish is good, two are better:

More on this later, but note the festive coloration.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

At this time of year when we spoil our pets even more than usual, please remember those that are not so lucky. Donate your time or goods to shelter animals and foster or adopt if possible; it will be the best gift you give yourself. 

**Always keep your eyes open for animals in need of your help**