Pizza Bites

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes

Total Time: 29 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups flour (I used whole wheat, but any kind will do.) 

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 tablespoons plain tomato paste or puree

¼ cup parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon oregano

1 tablespoon basil

1 tablespoon fresh parsley

Water as needed to finish dough (we used 3 tablespoons)

Equipment:

Stand mixer with dough hook attachment (I used a fork and a large mixing bowl and it worked fine) 

2 parchment-lined cookie sheets

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees

2. In your mixer, place the flour, herbs, baking powder, and salt and stir by hand just to incorporate.

3. Add the tomato paste, yogurt, and olive oil and start kneading at medium speed with the dough hook attachment.

4. Add water by the tablespoon until the dough just comes together

5. Knead for about 6 minutes.

6. Turn out dough onto floured board and divide in half.

7. Roll out dough. (Pro tip: sandwich between sheets of parchment paper to avoid over-flouring.)

8. Cut out with bone-shaped cookie cutters and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Bake 14 minutes for a chewy, pizza crust-like treat. Turn off oven and leave cookies inside to crisp them up more for a classic cookie crunch with a longer shelf life.

Final thoughts: The consistency is not cookie dough, so make sure you have a nice cookie cutter with sharp edges to work with.

Did the dogs love it? The smell that filled the kitchen had the dogs begging for a bite before they even left the oven. I baked these for exactly 14 minutes, and the dogs liked the chewy consistency. 

See the original recipe here!