Saturday, January 29, 2011

Carrot Crunchies: ♪They make a horse go mad♪

Yup, that was my inner Shakira coming out.

So, this is the treat that Sash goes WILD for! She starts doing her bending exercises [where I make her bend her neck as far to her side as it will go for a treat {and to supple her}] by herself, licks and nuzzles my leg, sniffs my pockets, and trots up to the gate in the field for them.

A batch lasts about a week of going to the barn every day and spoiling my horse rotten. <3

Sasha's Cookie
  • 1 Cup Dry Oats
  • 1 Cup of carrots, chopped finely
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 3 teaspoons* of vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup - 1/2 cup✝ molasses
Preheat oven to 350℉, or if your oven is weird and too hot like mine is, 325℉. Add all the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Mince the carrots so they are in small chunks. Add the molasses and vegetable oil. Stir with a wooden spoon until blended. The mix will be chunky and sticky - you should have just enough moisture so that the cookies a medium brown color with bits of oats and carrots. I found that you can actually taste the mix. If you can tolerate it, it is fine. If you find it disgusting, add a little bit of sugar. Put on non-stick cookie sheet. Approximately twelve medium sized balls can be formed. Do not worry if they are a bit crumbly; just pack them as tightly as you can. Put in oven and cook for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies stick together but are still flexible. I often split the cookies into smaller chunks before feeding to my horse to make them last longer.


*Add more if needed to make the mix more moist, or if you want to help produce a healthy shiny coat. Do not add so much that the mix is runny; it should still be sticky.

✝You may need to add the molasses as needed. 1/4 cup often does not blend the mix enough, so if this is the case, add a little dash at a time.


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