Paleo Dog Cookies

Kyra Williams for The Upside Blog

by | Updated: January 20th, 2017

Whether you’ve got a plate full of steamed broccoli or a big, juicy steak, your dog probably ogles your food whenever you sit down to eat. You’ve grown accustomed to his eyes following you from the kitchen to the dining room table. You’ve even learned to expect to see drool dripping from his mouth. But you’ve probably never expected to ogle his food. That’s sure to happen once you whip up these frosted coconut-peanut butter dog cookies. You’ll find yourself drooling over Fido’s fare sure enough.

Paleo Dog Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1-1/2  Tbsp. flax seed meal
1 sweet potato
1 egg
2 Tbsps. water

Frosting

1 cup tapioca starch
3/4 cup maple syrup

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine flax and water and let it sit for about 30 minutes, so it thickens and forms a paste.
  2. Boil or bake sweet potato until soft, let cool and then remove skins and mash.
  3. Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  4. In a food processor or stand-mixer, combine all cookie ingredients, including flax mxture, until well combined.
  5. Roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter or cut out small cookies and place on cookie sheet.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
  7. For the frosting, in a medium bowl, combine tapioca starch and maple syrup and mix. Let chill to thicken.
  8. Before frosting, remove treats from oven and let cool completely. Once fully cooled, ice treats with frosting.
Kyra Williams

Kyra Williams hasn’t always been fit. She used to be quite the opposite, in fact. During her college years, she lived on pizza and beer and packed on an unhealthy amount of pounds, due to total inactivity. One day, something clicked, and Kyra knew it was time to lose the weight. Since that time, she’s fallen so in love with fitness that she’s made it her life’s work to help others to make the changes they need to become fit, active and healthy.

Kyra is a self-employed, NASM-certified online personal trainer and nutrition expert, Crossfit Level One Trainer, USA Weightlifting and USA Powerlifting Coach, and she’s helped women all over the world through her online training services and training programs. For more info or to connect with Kyra, visit kyrawilliamsfitness.com.