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Bake cat treats
Use our quick and simple recipe to make delicious biscuits for cats, then play ‘find the treats’ so they can use their senses to search for them.
Last edited: 11/04/2024
Before you get started
What you will need
Utensils
- Oven
- Large bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Rolling pin
- Cookie cutter
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480g) of wholewheat flour
- 1 cup (240g) of chopped RSPCA Assured salmon
- 1 large RSPCA Assured egg
![A grey and white cat peering over the kitchen counter next to its owner.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1387099670-min.jpg/adfa0df7-c8cc-1cdf-ceb8-275cdfda4ba2?t=1713174303318)
Instructions
Baking cat treats
Preheat oven and mix
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until it forms a dough.
![A young child in a kitchen combining ingredients in a bowl.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1457655091-min.jpg/b3a36baf-fa62-0f21-a5bc-a4150d1fbe5b?t=1713174230394)
Roll and cut
Dust your work surface with flour and roll out the dough until it is 0.6cm (1/4 inch) thick.
Cut out biscuits using a cookie cutter and place on an ungreased baking tray.
![A woman and child baking together in a kitchen, holding a rolling pin.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1350875950-min.jpg/741f5ac0-e362-dfdc-1345-ef4a885506c4?t=1713174244263)
Bake and let cool
Bake your biscuits for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Leave the biscuits to cool down.
![Two children peering into an oven, waiting for cat treats to bake.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1188686654-min.jpg/53c77620-1c26-f715-cf3e-c5b8d47c7be0?t=1713174260374)
Hide the treats
Cats are natural hunters. Hiding treats in cardboard boxes, under clean yoghurt pots or in cardboard tubes around your home will make them use different senses to find the food.
Break a biscuit into smaller pieces so more can be hidden. Only give them one treat per day to help them stay a healthy weight.
![A ginger cat investigating a cardboard box on the floor.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1456818016-min.jpg/32700054-fcee-168c-9e24-f8333659a7e2?t=1713174274314)
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Take a photograph of your treats.
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Share your work to inspire others and celebrate what you have achieved.
![A cat staring intently at a treat on a bed frame.](https://education.rspca.org.uk/documents/22188003/22597092/iStock-1736186433-min.jpg/677df952-234a-37bd-b509-2403c9bdbda2?t=1713174286815)
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