Gingerbread DoghouseGingerbread Doghouse
Gingerbread Doghouse
Gingerbread Doghouse
Treat your best friend to a happy holiday season by including him or her in your favorite traditions. Here’s a twist on a classic—a gingerbread doghouse made from some popular ShopRite® treats!
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Gingerbread Doghouse
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time35 Minutes
Ingredients
6 cups of Unbleached Flour
6 tbs Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1⁄4 tsp Salt
1⁄4 cup Butter
1 Whole Egg + 1 Egg Yolk, divided follow steps
1 cup Blackstrap Molasses
1 cup Water (can be from doggie bowl)
1⁄4 cup Lemon Juice (optional)
8 ounces of Low-Fat Cream Cheese
4 ounces of Natural Peanut Butter (creamy peanut butter is a great addition to your dog’s favorite treats!)
Milk-Bone® ( for decorating )
Pup-Peroni® treats ( for decorating )
Directions

1. In a saucepan, heat the butter and molasses to a boil. Let it cool to room temperature and transfer to a mixer.

 

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

 

3. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.

 

4.Add two cups of flour to the molasses mixture and mix.

 

5. Add egg, egg yolk and remaining flour into the mixture and mix.

 

6.Add one cup of water and mix until dough ball forms. The dough should be sticky. Add water in small amounts (¼ cup-cup) if needed.

 

7.Roll out dough to ¼’’ thick and cut out the walls, roof, and door for your doghouse.

 

8.Bake in a non-stick tray at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

 

9. Now for the fun part, decorating! Make your dog-friendly icing using the cream cheese and peanut butter. Ice the top of the ice and at Milk-Bone and Pup-Peroni treats.

 

Decorating Tips: Frame the gingerbread pieces into the shape of a doghouse, using the icing to hold the pieces together. Pup-Peroni® treats are perfect for lining the outside walls of your gingerbread doghouse. Milo’s Kitchen® jerky make great shingles for a roof. Milk-Bone® treats are the perfect fit for a doghouse door and chimney.

 

15 minutes
Prep Time
35 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 2 servings
6 cups of Unbleached Flour
Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, 5 lb
Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour, 5 lb, 80 Ounce
$4.89$0.98/lb
6 tbs Baking Powder
Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz
Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz, 8.1 Ounce
$3.79$0.47/oz
1 tsp Cinnamon
Bowl & Basket Cinnamon Sticks, 0.7 oz
Bowl & Basket Cinnamon Sticks, 0.7 oz, 0.7 Ounce
$2.99$4.27/oz
1⁄4 tsp Salt
LoSalt Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt Alternative, 12.3 oz
LoSalt Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt Alternative, 12.3 oz, 12.4 Ounce
On Sale!
$6.99 was $7.29$0.56/oz
1⁄4 cup Butter
Keller's Butter - Sculptured, 4 oz
Keller's Butter - Sculptured, 4 oz, 4 Ounce
$5.49$1.37/oz
1 Whole Egg + 1 Egg Yolk, divided follow steps
Bowl & Basket White Eggs, Large, 30 count, 60 oz
Bowl & Basket White Eggs, Large, 30 count, 60 oz, 30 Each
$7.99$0.27 each
1 cup Blackstrap Molasses
Grandma's Robust Unsulphured Molasses, 12 fl oz
Grandma's Robust Unsulphured Molasses, 12 fl oz, 12 Fluid ounce
$4.99$0.42/fl oz
1 cup Water (can be from doggie bowl)
Pure Life Purified Water, 16.9 fl oz, 24 count
Pure Life Purified Water, 16.9 fl oz, 24 count, 405.77 Fluid ounce
On Sale! Limit 4
$4.00 was $5.79$0.01/fl oz
1⁄4 cup Lemon Juice (optional)
Badia Lemon Juice 10 fl oz
Badia Lemon Juice 10 fl oz, 10 Fluid ounce
$2.29$0.23/fl oz
8 ounces of Low-Fat Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese Spread, 12 oz
Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese Spread, 12 oz, 12 Ounce
$7.69$0.64/oz
4 ounces of Natural Peanut Butter (creamy peanut butter is a great addition to your dog’s favorite treats!)
Peanut Butter & Co Crunch Time Peanut Butter Spread, 16 oz
Peanut Butter & Co Crunch Time Peanut Butter Spread, 16 oz, 16 Ounce
$5.49$0.34/oz
Milk-Bone® ( for decorating )
Milk Bone Comfort Chews 7.4oz
Milk Bone Comfort Chews 7.4oz, 7.4 Ounce
On Sale! Limit 4
$3.50 was $3.99$0.47/oz
Pup-Peroni® treats ( for decorating )
Pup-Peroni Lean Beef Flavor Dog Snacks, 22.5 oz
Pup-Peroni Lean Beef Flavor Dog Snacks, 22.5 oz, 22.5 Ounce
$14.29$0.64/oz

Directions

1. In a saucepan, heat the butter and molasses to a boil. Let it cool to room temperature and transfer to a mixer.

 

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

 

3. Stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.

 

4.Add two cups of flour to the molasses mixture and mix.

 

5. Add egg, egg yolk and remaining flour into the mixture and mix.

 

6.Add one cup of water and mix until dough ball forms. The dough should be sticky. Add water in small amounts (¼ cup-cup) if needed.

 

7.Roll out dough to ¼’’ thick and cut out the walls, roof, and door for your doghouse.

 

8.Bake in a non-stick tray at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

 

9. Now for the fun part, decorating! Make your dog-friendly icing using the cream cheese and peanut butter. Ice the top of the ice and at Milk-Bone and Pup-Peroni treats.

 

Decorating Tips: Frame the gingerbread pieces into the shape of a doghouse, using the icing to hold the pieces together. Pup-Peroni® treats are perfect for lining the outside walls of your gingerbread doghouse. Milo’s Kitchen® jerky make great shingles for a roof. Milk-Bone® treats are the perfect fit for a doghouse door and chimney.