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Dog Treats: Crunchy Bacon Drops

December 9, 2016 by Dana 12 Comments

In our family the pets are definitely not forgotten during the holiday season.  In fact, the first time I made these treats I didn’t even make any Christmas cookies because I was so burned out from hunting season. Yes, I just admitted that I made homemade dog treats, aka “cookies” for the dogs but didn’t make Christmas cookies for the humans. Let’s face it our dogs are spoiled.

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Part of the reason I may have been convinced to make the dog treats is that they only need 4 ingredients and don’t need an actual mixer to put together.  They were really easy to make.

Here’s what you need:

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Start by beating an egg with a little water.

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Now add in some flour.

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And finally the 4th ingredient, some crumbled bacon.

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Mix it all together.  Add a little more flour if you need to in order to make it a workable dough.

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Drop them by rough tablespoons onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.

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Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes until they turn golden and crispy.

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I can’t imagine why your dog wouldn’t like them, after all they have bacon in them?  And what dog (let alone what human) doesn’t like bacon?

 

Dog Treats: Crunchy Bacon Drops
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
A quick and easy homemade dog treat.
Author: Gravel & Dine
Recipe type: pets
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 egg
  • ½ c water
  • 1 ½ c flour
  • 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled/chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Beat together the egg and water.
  3. Stir in flour. Adding a little more if needed to make the dough workable and not too sticky.
  4. Add the bacon.
  5. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the parchment lined cookie sheets.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes until golden and crunchy.
  7. Cool and let your dog enjoy!
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Comments

  1. momwithmanylists says

    April 18, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    How long do these keep and if not eaten right away, do they need to be refrigerated or frozen?

    Reply
    • Dana says

      April 20, 2018 at 6:45 am

      The longest I have kept them is about 2 weeks and they were still good. I kept them on the counter. If you want to keep them longer than that I would recommend freezing.

      Reply
  2. Corina says

    March 22, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    My daughter and I just made them for our pup! She loves them. Side note we tried one or two and they are tasty, and would be great with scrambled or fried eggs..lol. We also noticed that my daughter formed stick like shape and it seemed easier for our pup to eat than the balls I made. All in all, an awesome and easy dog treat recipe…. I have been looking for one! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Dana says

      March 27, 2019 at 7:13 pm

      I’m so glad your pup – AND you and your daughter liked them! I’ll have to try forming them into logs the next time I make them too.

      Reply
  3. Gara Epps says

    June 23, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    What kind of flower do you use

    Reply
  4. Alexandra Siegel-Wazeter says

    January 31, 2020 at 8:32 am

    I’ve made these treats several times. I have 4 dogs who love treats! This recipe is easy and when I do a double batch I get a ton of treats. 5 star recipe.

    Reply
    • Dana says

      June 11, 2020 at 8:09 pm

      Glad your dog likes them! I love to have a bunch around and its just as easy to double it.

      Reply
  5. Karen says

    June 11, 2020 at 8:52 am

    What kind of flour is used? Sounds like a great recipe. Eager to try.

    Reply
    • Dana says

      June 11, 2020 at 8:08 pm

      Just regular all purpose flour! Hope you like them, or rather your pup does.

      Reply
  6. rhonda r correia says

    June 20, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Could I use beef broth or chicken broth instead of water and add cheese? Also can they be rolled out and cookie cutters used?

    Reply
    • Dana says

      June 22, 2021 at 7:21 am

      Feel free to use another liquid that is safe for dogs in place of the water! And cheese – of course!

      The dough is a little sticky as the recipe is written which would make it difficult to roll out. You can try adding a little more flour to get a workable dough to see if you can roll it out. As cute as rolled out dog treats are, this recipe was mean to be a quick drop “cookie” recipe so I didn’t plan to be able to roll it out.

      Reply
  7. Julie says

    December 31, 2021 at 4:16 pm

    I would like to also suggest using a whole wheat, oat or even tapioca flour as regular flour isn’t really the best for dogs.

    Reply

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