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Bake cat treats

Use our quick and easy recipe to bake tasty biscuits for your cat, then hide them for a fun game of ‘find the treats’!

Last edited: 16/04/2025

Before you get started

Why this is important

An occasional treat is great for cats - and baking your own means you know exactly what’s in them.

It’s a healthy, thoughtful way to show kindness.



No cat at home? Share the love by gifting your treats to friends or family with cats!

Supporting documents

Duke of Edinburgh Worksheet [2 hours]

A cat staring intently at a treat on a bed frame.

Instructions

Baking cat treats

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What you will need

Utensils

  • Oven
  • Large bowl
  • Mixing spoon
  • Rolling pin
  • Biscuit cutter
  • Baking tray


Ingredients

  • 2 cups (480g) of wholewheat flour
  • 1 cup (240g) of chopped RSPCA Assured salmon
  • 1 large higher welfare egg

Young person weighing whole wheat flour in the kitchen.
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Preheat oven and mix

Preheat your oven to 180°C.

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until a dough forms.

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Roll and cut

Dust your surface with flour and roll the dough out to 0.6cm (1/4 inch) thick.

Cut out shapes using a cutter and place them on an ungreased baking tray.

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Bake and let cool

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Let the biscuits cool completely.

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Hide the treats

Cats are natural hunters, so let them use their senses to find the treats. Try hiding small biscuit pieces:
 

  • Inside clean yoghurt pots
  • Under cardboard boxes
  • In cardboard tubes

Break the biscuits into small pieces and hide one per day to help your cat stay a healthy weight.

A ginger cat investigating a cardboard box on the floor.

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