I made these hay cookies, your opinion is greatly appreciated.

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

So, I was being creative today, and I made these hay cookies and hay sticks here they are, and feel free to judge, or give suggestions. I have to let them dry and then give them to my boys, see if they like them.

So, this is how I made them, I need variety kind of hay, whatever kind of herbs I have, Oat meal, their pellets, plastic wrap, cookie cutters and boba tea straws.

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

Then I made the hay and pellets into powder and mixed them.

Cooked the oat meal and mixed it with the hay mixture:

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

Then I cut the boba tea straw in 3 parts and pushed the mixture into the straw to shape, then I used a chopstick to push it out. That is the hay sticks.

And for the cookies, I used the cookie cutter to shape them then I just pressed some herbs on top of them.

I heated them up in the microwave for 1 minute and them I just placed them near the window and wait for them to dry up.
What do you guys think???

jessprincess · Jan 23, 2012

Those are adorable! What a creative idea!

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

There you go! Looks like the boys both love it!

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

jessprincess said:
Those are adorable! What a creative idea!

Thank you thank you!:tease:

CrissysChins · Jan 23, 2012

Wow...You are very creative! How long did it take you to make the hay cookies?

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

CrissysChins said:
Wow...You are very creative! How long did it take you to make the hay cookies?

Thank you! Um, I didn't really time it, a couple hours maybe? I was watching TV at the same time...

BooBoo*TheKiddo* · Jan 23, 2012

Very creative.

Next time, I suggest putting hibiscus petals in the mix.

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 23, 2012

****oo*TheKiddo* said:
Very creative.

Next time, I suggest putting hibiscus petals in the mix.

Sounds good, I don't have it though. Have to order some. Thanks!

Twilight Chinchillas · Jan 23, 2012

Great job! My kids complain that I bake more for the chins than them, but between us, the chins are more fun!

Vcchinchilla · Jan 23, 2012

hmm i'm going to give that a shot too then XD

CrissysChins · Jan 23, 2012

A couple hours is not to bad. If I tried it would have taken all day and night..lol! Let me know if you end up making more and then selling a few.

summerdays · Jan 23, 2012

i think they look great

ChinnyMom · Jan 23, 2012

baking for chins is so much fun! that reminds me, i'm due to make more hay cookies, lol.

i would suggest baking the next batch you make. put the oven on as low as possible, and bake them until they are dry right through. this way there won't be any moisture inside the middle of them to potentially grow mold.

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 24, 2012

ChinnyMom said:
baking for chins is so much fun! that reminds me, i'm due to make more hay cookies, lol.

i would suggest baking the next batch you make. put the oven on as low as possible, and bake them until they are dry right through. this way there won't be any moisture inside the middle of them to potentially grow mold.

I will do that next time! Thanks! And do you use the same ingredients?

Shopaholic0514 · Jan 24, 2012

Twilight Chinchillas said:
Great job! My kids complain that I bake more for the chins than them, but between us, the chins are more fun!

Oh, I didn't know you guys were making cookies, I thought I invented them. Hehe. So, how do you make them?

mishellyshel · Jan 24, 2012

when i make mine, i also bake them at a low temp until they are hard. i dont cook my oatmeal first, i grind it up and just mix it in but that is a good idea to thicken up the mix. i use hay dust from the bottom of the bag, crushed pellets and i crush up my herbal mix with some oats. after i mix it with my hands (very sticky) before i get it to the point where i can roll/smooth is out, i do sprinkle a pinch of the whole oats. i use the tiny cookie cutters and even at that, i break them in half. out of 10 chins, only 1 really doesnt like them that much. sometimes i find them under his fleece liner!
they really are fun to make. i love the idea of the hay tube thingies that you made.

i was thinking of rolling a piece of apple wood in the mixture and baking it next time. double whammy treat!!

momenteller · Jan 24, 2012

mishellyshel said:
out of 10 chins, only 1 really doesnt like them that much. sometimes i find them under his fleece liner!

That's hilarious! He's like a naughty kid hiding his vegetables under his napkin!

bchins · Jan 24, 2012

Those are very creative. I will have to try and make those sometime soon!

When I make them, I think I will mix in some supplement (oats, flaxseed, wheat germ, wheat bran, etc) and see how they like them!

I made these hay cookies, your opinion is greatly appreciated.

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