Berry Nice Cookies For Hamsters

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup rolled oats or 1/2 cup porridge oats
• 1 (100 g) jar berry baby food
• 1 egg
• water, enough to moisten the mix

Recipe

• 1 baby food note: i used organix's apple, strawberry& blueberry compote; it's apple puree, water, blueberry puree, strawberry puree and ground rice.
• 2 you can change this to make different flavoured cookies- just avoid any baby food that contains leeks, onions, chives, spices, garlic or lemon juice as these ingredients are not good for hamsters.
• 3 measure out dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.
• 4 add in the baby food and about half a jar of water- if you're mixing by hand, rub and press down the mixture with the back of your spoon while mixing.
• 5 add egg and mix to combine.
• 6 this makes a very thick and solid dough mixture but it will still be sticky.
• 7 roll the mixture into tiny little balls about half an inch or so wide and flatten them slightly.
• 8 place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 175c (non fan oven) or somewhere inbetween 175 and 150c for a fan oven.
• 9 these don't take long to bake because they're so small- only bake them until they go a light brown around the outer edges.
• 10 this took about 8 minutes in my oven (fan oven) to give you an idea of the length of time.
• 11 cool then store in an airtight container or in the freezer in a freezer-appropriate container.