Easy Stocking Stuffers for your Best Friend

Our pets are our companions, protectors, and familiars. And if we allow them to be they're also our teachers. Here are some treats that we can conjure to express our gratitude for all they give. Unfortunately, there simply isn't room to list a treat for all of the wonderful types of pets out there. So, I have listed one for each of the most commonly owned ones (cats and dogs). (So easy, a Caveman could do it...)

Cheshire Cat's Cheesy Grin

You need:
1 cup white flour
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 tablespoons of grated parmesan
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup cornmeal
What to do:

Preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl combine cheese and yogurt
Add flour and cornmeal
Take dough and knead until smooth
Form into a ball
Roll out to ¼ inch thick
Using your choice of cookie cutter cut out treats
Put on a greased cookie sheet and cook for 25 minutes
Allow to cool

Fido's Delight

What you need:
1 ½ teaspoons of dry yeast
3 tablespoons of dried parsley
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups warm chicken broth
2 tablespoons honey
1 egg
6 cups whole wheat flour
What to do:

Preheat oven to 325° F
In large bowl dissolve the yeast in the warm chicken broth
Stir in the parsley, garlic, honey, and egg
Add the flour
Once you've stirred it into a stiff dough take it out of the bowl and knead it until it's smooth.
Now roll out the dough until it's ¼ inch thick
Using a biscuit cutter of your choice cut out shapes and put onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes
Flip the cookies over and bake for an additional 15 minutes
Let the cookies cool overnight.
If Fido is picky and prefers his/her cookies crispier we suggest letting them cool in the oven over night.