Servings: 18 C.C.Cookies

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of low-fat Cheddar cheese, shredded
• ½ cup of low-fat cottage cheese
• 2 tbsp of canola oil
• 2 cups of whole wheat flour
• ¾ cups of almonds, chopped. (Optional, but never substitute it with macadamia nuts)
• ¼ cup of water

Methods:

1. Preheat oven at 375ºF
2. Mix cheeses, flour, oil, and almonds thoroughly.
3. Add water and stir until dough forms a ball.
4. Divide dough into 18 pieces, rolling each into a ball and placing on greased cookie sheet.
5. Use a fork to press down on each ball.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until brown at the edges.
7. Either serve them when cool or chill them overnight in refrigerator for next day serving.

Special note:

It doesn’t have to be 18 cookies if you want them to be smaller or bigger. If you have a chubby dog, my advice is to make the cookies much mooooore smaller.

If your dog is lactose intolerance, limit his intake. If your dog is in excellent health, go ahead and double up the cheese. This means double the fun.

If you fear your human guests will consume way too much for your liking, you could use a dog bone cookie cutter instead of the traditional cookie shape. This might ward off some guests. This method used to work for me but ever since friends and family discovered my “recipe secrets”, they could care less whatever shape my food is, they just eat.

Serving: 2 to 3 dozens Gingersnap Bones

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• ½ cup of molasses
• ½ cup of water
• A quarter cup of canola oil
• 2 tablespoons of ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of ground cloves

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.
3. Roll out dough on floured baking board to about 5mm thick.
4. Using a dog bone shape cookie cutter to cut as many shapes until the dough is all used up.
5. Place cut dough on ungreased foiled baking sheets.
6. Bake the cookies for 30 minutes.
7. Allow it to cool for at least 2 hours before serving.

Special Notes:

• If these ginger bread bones are eaten as snacks, it should last you about a week in an air-tight jar. Remember to discount some portion from his daily meal intake so that he won’t be overfed.