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Bone-shaped dog cookies with white and pink dog-safe icing beside a Yorkshire terrier on a sofa

Dog Treat Icing That Hardens

A simple yogurt-based dog icing recipe that sets firm on cookies and biscuits.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Set 4 hours
Servings: 24 cookies iced
Course: Dog Treat
Cuisine: American
Calories: 5
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup plain unsweetened Greek yogurt about 120 g, xylitol-free
  • 3 tablespoons tapioca starch about 30 g, plus more as needed
  • Optional: a pinch of natural coloring such as beet powder or spirulina

Method
 

  1. Stir the yogurt and tapioca starch together until smooth.
  2. Add more starch a teaspoon at a time until the icing holds a ribbon when drizzled.
  3. Stir in natural coloring if using.
  4. Spoon into a piping bag or a zip-top bag with a small corner cut off.
  5. Pipe thin lines or dip the tops of cooled biscuits.
  6. Let set in the fridge for about 4 hours, or overnight on a rack in a cool room.

Notes

Calories are estimates for the icing only, from USDA FoodData Central values. Store iced cookies in the fridge up to 1 week. Use plain yogurt with no xylitol or flavoring.