How to Make Cookies for Your Sheep

Did you know sheep love treats? In this post, I will show you How to Make Cookies for Your Sheep because they can eat a few things other than grass and grain. It makes for a tasty and healthy snack too!

Raising Sheep and What They Eat

For a healthy flock, I use the occasional, yet necessary treat to lure them into the pen, a new paddock, etc. They are treat-motivated and will follow me anywhere with a handful of cookies! That being said, I do not give them grain as a part of their daily nutrition because they were never designed to eat a lot of grain.

Ruminants have a four-chambered digestive system that allows them to digest cellulose and fiber in grass easily, using a microbial breakdown process.

Excessive grain intake can cause bloating and hurt ruminants by causing digestive issues. I write about how to raise sheep for meat in another post, where you can read more on this topic here.

However, small amounts of carrots, apples, honey, coconut oil, and oats are excellent, healthy treats for sheep. Using this information, I created this recipe for the sheep cookies!

Make Cookies for Your Sheep or Buy Cookies?

First off, I must say that this recipe is for the small backyard homesteader like me who only has two sheep now. I consider the mama ewe, my pet because she is so nice and always wants a good rub down. She is the only one who eats my cookies too. Her daughter, Rosemary is not yet comfortable around me. But I think that will change when she sees I have treats for her more often.

This recipe yields a dozen, so if you have a large-scale flock, this post is not for you…unless you want to hand-make dozens and dozens of cookies. However, there is another option that I was buying before I started making my own.

I enjoyed the convenience of these cookies shown below, and the simple list of ingredients they have.

But I figured I could make better organic, healthier, and less expensive cookies. The downside of homemade cookies is that I have to store them in the fridge versus keeping them outside in the barn. Let’s get into making the cookies, shall we!?

How to Make Cookies for Your Sheep

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper

Step 2:

Shred 2 Carrots lengthwise then cut them into small pieces. *Shredding the carrot lengthwise helps cleanse the gut from endotoxins as is a staple for improving human digestion.

Step 3

Mix the oats, flour, and a pinch of salt into a large bowl until combined.

Step 4

Stir in the remaining ingredients: shredded carrots, chopped apples, honey, applesauce, and coconut oil

Step 5

Shape the cookies into balls, then place the uncooked balls onto the lined cookie sheet

Step 6

Bake at 350 for about 20 min. Then you can give to your flock for an occasional treat!

Note: Store them in an airtight container in the fridge for about 2 weeks.

How to Make Cookies for Your Sheep Recipe