Dog biscuits were the first thing I baked together with my daughter when she was perhaps three-years-old. We made them as holiday gifts for the neighborhood dogs and yes, we used the dog bone cookie cutter. These are a perfect novice baker project as the recipe is simple and your gift recipients will be so very appreciative, even if your skills aren't the greatest. I have the cutest photo of my daughter from that baking session - with a little smudge of flour on her nose and a very big smudge of flour on her black t-shirt. Always good to have blackmail material as they approach their teenage years! Thanks for your comment - and yes, I hear you about the "teenage years blackmail material" - I recall a photo of my 1-year-old son and his 1-year-old cousin, Jen, in the bathtub... :) PJH

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