Gingerbread men biscuit recipe

by Jamie | Jun 16, 2013 | 41 comments

Last Updated: July 5, 2026

A homemade travel sickness remedy for dogs

Add ginger to biscuits and you can make a delicious dog treat.  Ginger has been known for a long time to be very effective in combating motion sickness in dogs as well as people.  These biscuits are easy to make and dogs think they are very tasty whether they're traveling or not!  Because we are making gingerbread men, I'm using a gingerbread man biscuit cutter, you can buy here if you need one.

Gingerbread men biscuit recipe

A homemade travel sickness remedy for dogs

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dog Treat
Cuisine Canine
Servings 40
Calories 25 kcal

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Rolling Pin

Ingredients
  

  • 85g (3oz)

    Peanut butter
  • 4 tbsp Hot water
  • 170g (6oz) Self raising flour
  • 2 tsp Ginger
  • 1/2

    tsp Cinnamon
  • A little water to mix

Instructions
 

  • Add 85g (3oz) of peanut butter to a bowl
    peanut butter in mixing bowl
  • Add 4 tablespoons of hot water to bowl
    adding hot water to mixing bowl
  • Give it a good mix
    peanut butter and water mix
  • Already the dogs are wondering what's getting made
    nosey dogs
  • Add 170g (6oz) of self raising flour to bowl
    add flour to bowl
  • Add two teaspoons of ginger
    adding ginger to mixing bowl
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
    adding cinnamon to mixing bowl
  • Now add a little water, just enough to make a dough, roll up your sleeves and really mix
    dog biscuit dough ball
  • Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and preheat oven to 200°C
    rolled out dough
  • Cut out biscuits and place on baking tray
    raw biscuits on baking tray
  • Cook for 15-20 mins until golden brown
    cooked dog biscuits
  • Give to dog! Very tasty!
    feeding dog a homemade dog biscuit

Notes

How to store

As a general guide, if meat protein is present in the recipe, then it will last around 3 to 5 days stored in a cool place. If it has second-class protein in it, e.g., 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. 

41 Comments

  1. Can these be frozen?

    Reply
    • yes

  2. Hi Jamie – do you happen to know if the quantity stays the same if I use ground ginger instead of fresh?

    Reply
    • 1-inch piece of fresh ginger is the equivalent to 1 1/4 teaspoons of ground or 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger. Hope this helps.

    • Great – first batch made in time for a playdate this weekend, and so far they’re a hit!

    • Waiting (sort of) patiently for a second one…

    • Ah, brill thanks for posting that. Very sweet and biscuits look great!

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