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Keep your dog's breath under control month after month with homemade breath mint cookies. The treats are safe for canines and can be stored for up to one month — if your dog doesn't gobble them down sooner.

Amanda Toris and her dog show off Toris' homemade dog cookie.

Ingredients

Materials:

stand mixer with paddle attachment
rolling pin
cookie cutter
cookie sheet
parchment paper
cooling rack
air tight container

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh mint
2 tsp. flax seed oil
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/8 cup wheat germ
3 cups whole wheat flour, 1 additional cup for dusting work surface

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Combine mint, flax seed oil, egg, milk and wheat germ in the stand mixer's bowl.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Mix with paddle attachment on low speed for 30 seconds, or until all of the ingredients are well distributed (figure A).

4. One cup at a time, add flour to mixture at medium speed. Once ingredients have been mixed, continue to add additional two cups in the same manner. Tip: If the dough seems too sticky after all three cups of flour have been added, continue to add flour from additional cup of flour set aside for dusting work surface until dough feels pliable.

Figure C

5. Place dough on dusted work surface (Figure B). Using a rolling pin, roll dough to a 1/4" thickness (figure C).

Figure D

Figure E

6. Using your favorite cookie cutter, cut the dough into shapes (figure D) and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (figure E).

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Once cookies are finished baking, turn off the oven and leave the cookies to crisp for 3 hours.

8. Move cookies to a cooling rack and allow cookies to cool. Once completely cool, store cookies in an air tight container. Cookies may be kept for up to one month if kept in a cool, dry place.

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