Beef-Flavored Canine Cookies*
3 cups whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
4.5-oz jar beef flavored baby food
2 large eggs
1/4 cup beef or chicken broth, or sufficient for processing
Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Lightly grease or use parchment paper to line a cookie sheet or baking tray.
In a large bowl, using a fork or wire whisk, combine the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder and bacon. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
In a medium bowl, using a wire whisk or electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the baby food, eggs, and broth.
Using a large spoon, a spartula, or your hand, combine the two mixes, blending until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a soft dough. If the mixture seems a little dry, add a little broth, a Tbsp at a time.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured flat surface, and using a rolling pin, roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to cut out as many cookies as you can, reworking the scraps as you go. The dough will become stiff as it is reworked.
Place the cookies side by side on the prepared cookie sheet or baking tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cookies appear very dry and the edges are light golden brown. Remove the tray from the oven and cool to room temperature. Turn off the oven.
When the cookies have cooled completely, put all of them on a single baking tray and return them to the cooling oven. Leave them undisturbed, without opening the oven door, for 8-16 hours.
Makes 1 1/4 lbs (125 cookies per lb).