Macarons are a meringue-based sandwich cookie usually made with almond flour, egg whites, powdered sugar, and food coloring. They are commonly filled with buttercream, ganache, or jam. Here is a dog-friendly version I think your pup will enjoy! If you wish, you can omit the peanut butter from the sandwich ingredients to create a “plain” cookie base, and change the filling ingredient to any dog-friendly spreadable food.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup organic whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup organic creamy peanut butter, plus additional peanut butter for “sandwich” filling
- all-natural, no salt or sugar added, xylitol/birch sugar free
- 1 large organic egg
- 2 tablespoons organic honey
- 1/2 cup organic whole milk
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking pans with parchment paper
- In a large bowl add flour, baking powder, peanut butter, egg, honey, and milk. Beat until ingredients are well combined – until a soft dough forms
- Flour your work area and roll the dough out about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep, depending on how thick you want the “sandwich”
- Use a small round cookie cutter or something similar (I used the mouth of a champagne flute) to cut out circles of dough
- Place the cut-outs on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes depending on your oven (I left mine in for 15 minutes)
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool
- You can wait to do this next step until ready to give the macarons to your dog, or you can do this step and freeze the treats for later
- smear peanut butter on one of the cookies and top with another cookie to make a “sandwich”