A dog lovers treat jar

I’ve been making ‘cookies in a jar’ gifts for people for a long time. People love them. And what’s not to love – it’s everything you need all in one pretty jar! 

Last year when I needed a gift for Flash’s dog sitter I thought – why not do a dog treat in a jar gift for them. Stan, the resident dog at his then dog sitters, had a lot of tummy issues and he’s a veggie pup too, so I set about adapting a dog biscuit recipe to fit in a jar for his owner. She loved it. He loved the treats. Everyone was happy! 

And they’ve been the ‘go to’ gift for puppy friends ever since, and when we needed gifts for a few pooch friends this Christmas we decided to bust some out again!  

So, this year if you have a friend with a dog you fancy treating this is a simple way to make them feel special.

What you’ll need; 

What you’ll need to do;

• Layer the ingredients starting with the white flour first. Then I add a layer of green herbs, half the wholemeal flour, some more herbs, more of the wholemeal flour, the sunflower seeds, crushed stock cube, then your last layer of herbs and top with rolled oats!
• I find I need to push the layers down as I go with a muddling stick or something like that to make sure that there is room in the jar for all the goodies. 
• Next you’ll need to add the cooking instructions to the jar. For a 1 ltr jar they read like this; 
• Add – 75ml Olive Oil, 1 large egg (beaten) 50g grated cheese and 50ml water. 
• To make – Pre-heat the oven to 160c / Gas mark 3. Empty the contents of the jar into a large bowl and mix together. Add the oil, the beaten egg and cheese to the mixture and combine. Add the water slowly to make a doughy ball. Once the dough is firm, knead on a floured surface and roll out to about 5mm thinck. Cut out with a fun cookie cutter. Bake on an over tary for about 20-25 mins. Let cool before giving to dogs!