These Flower-Shaped Cranberry Cookies for Cats Are Perfect for Spring

This spring, flowers will be blooming in more than just your garden. With this cat-friendly, flower-shaped cranberry cookie treat, they’ll be “blooming” in your kitchen, too.

Requiring just four ingredients and silicone flower molds (along with a few other supplies), these cranberry cookies might just be too pretty to eat. (Ha! Not really.) So, don your prettiest floral-print, pastel-hued apron, and let’s get baking.

Before serving this treat to your cat, consult with your veterinarian.

• Large mixing bowl
• Small mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Measuring cup
• Silicone flower molds

• Yield: 6 treats, 12 servings
• Serving size: 1/2 treat
• Prep time: 25 minutes
• Cook time: 60 minutes

• 3/4 cup dry cat food, finely ground (try American Journey Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Cat Food)
• 12 oz. American Journey Pate Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Canned Cat Food
• ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
• ½ cup unsweetened cranberry juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In the large mixing bowl, combine the finely ground dry food with the wet food.

3. Gradually add unsweetened cranberry juice and mix well.

4. Spoon and press the mixture into the silicone flower mold. (If you’re using a deep mold, only fill each halfway.)

5. Bake for 60 minutes.

6. Remove your homemade cat treats from oven and allow to cool.

7. Decorate each cooled cookie with Greek yogurt.

8. Serve to your purr-fect and playful kitty.

Next time, why not treat your kitty to another one of our favorite recipes? Summer is the perfect time to make berry cat popsicles.

To ensure proper food safety, refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container within 1 hour of preparation and consume within 2 days. This recipe was designed for cats and reviewed by a veterinarian. It is intended as a treat or snack. Treats should only constitute a small percentage of your pet’s daily food (10 percent). Feeding too many treats can lead to nutrient deficiencies. If your pet has health issues (including food allergies) or if you have any concerns, consult your pet’s veterinarian before offering this food item.