Homemade dog biscuit recipeā€

by Jamie | Jan 13, 2012 | 54 comments

Last Updated: August 29, 2025

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The world's best dog biscuit recipe!

Bev is our in-house canine behaviourist/dietitian and last week I decided to try and make her favourite dog biscuit recipe and they turned out so well!Ā  Every dog I walked last week loved them far more than I could'veĀ ever have hoped for.Ā  Even the dogs that aren't food orientated stopped and took notice!Ā  I had strangers dogs coming up to me and then try to tear them out of my pocket and some people asking me to make some for them while others insisted I should be selling them!! Hence why I call this 'The world's best dog biscuit recipe!'.

For thisĀ recipe you'll need...

Ingredients

  • 1 lb / 450g pigs liver
  • 1 lb / 2 cups of cornflour
  • 170g / 3/4 cup potato flour or semolina
  • 1 egg plus milk if more liquid needed
  • 2 grated carrots or a grated apple

 

Step by step guide

chopped liver

Cut 450grams of liver into chunks and then blend.

grated apple

Add half a cup of grated apple to blended liver.

grated carrot

Or add half a cup of grated carrot instead!

corn flour

Add 450g/2 cups of cornflour

semolina

Add ¾ cups / 170g potato flour or semolina

adding eggs and milk to mix

Add an egg, a splash of milk and mix!

rolled out dog biscuit dough

Roll out, cut and bake at 350 F/180 C for 15-20 mins.

dog waiting for treat

Ruby knows I’m making something... extra special!

cooked homemade dog biscuits

Homemade dog biscuits…DONE!!

How to store

As a general guide if meat protein is present in recipe then it will last around 3 to 5 days stored in a cool place.Ā  If it has second class protein in it eg. cheese, lentils, eggs, etc, then they will store for about 10 days in a cool place. If there is no meat or second class proteins present then it will last around 3 weeks before they go soft like human biscuits.

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By Jamie Shanks

BDWS is owned and run by me, Jamie Shanks. I’ve been a professional dog walker since 2010. When I’m not walking dogs, I'm usually at home entertaining my three dogs and attending to five hens and my vegetable garden.Ā 

54 Comments

  1. This goes with my previous comment.

  2. Wow! Dribble loves these. Didn’t have any semolina so got 170g of her food and ground it up and used that. Added grated carrot. Much too sticky to roll out so I spread it on baking parchment on a baking tray. Baked it and cut it into squares as soon as it came out of the oven. Brilliant healthy snack. Thank you for the recipe. A definite winner.

    • Thanks Claire, glad Dribble likes them.

  3. I would like to add oatmeal instead of flour. Any recommendations?

  4. Every time I make this, I end with a big sticky mess for dough (I use whole wheat flour if that matters?). It’s such a big hit with my dogs though that I just keep making it even though it requires a lot of elbow grease! Any tips you might have? Thanks!

    • Maybe use less wet ingredients?

  5. Every time I make this, I end with a big sticky mess for dough (I use whole wheat flour if that matters?). It’s such a big hit with my dogs though that I just keep making it even though it requires a lot of elbow grease! Any tips you might have? Thanks!

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  7. Hi Jamie
    Quick question, when you say corn flour do you mean the type of flour used to thicken sauces or cornflour, which is a bit like polenta grains?
    Thanks in advance

    • The stuff for sauces, it’s super fine.

    • Ok thanks, that’s what I thought. And thank you for your prompt reply.

  8. HI

    Is it cooked liver or raw that I should be using in this recipe?

    Thanks

    • Hey,

      It’s raw.

    • Really? Thats what I did but after half hour still didn’t look cooked in the middle. How thin should they be rolled?
      Thanks

    • Pretty thin, as in 4-5mm

  9. Hi I was wondering how long these keep for in a tin, as I have limited fridge/freezer space. Thanks
    felicity

    • my puppy loves it I think evry one should have one