The simple things are most precious

3/4 cup hot water or meat juices
1/3 cup butter or oil
1/2 cup dry milk
1 egg beaten
3 cups whole wheat flour or 1 1/2 cup whole wheat and 1 1/2 cup corn meal
Preheat oven to 300-350 depending on your oven.  Mine is gas so around 325 works well for us.  Grease the cookie sheet.  In a large bowl, pour hot liquid over butter or oil.  Stir in the dry milk, and the egg.  Mix well, then add flour 1/2 cup at a time.  Mix well.  The dough will be stiff.  Pat or roll to 1/2 " thickness.  Cut into shapes or handpress them into shapes.  Place on cookie sheet and bake 40-50 minutes.  Turn off the oven and let sit in cooling off oven for 1 hour. 

Alterations:
Add peanut butter instead of the oil/butter
Add oatmeal, cooked or uncooked
Add grits cooked or uncooked.
It's a great way to use up breakfast oatmeal, grits or cream of wheat that's left over.
You may have to adjust your liquids some to be able to mix well.  Just keep the dough on the stiff side.
Hunter just loves these, and they are way cheaper and better than store-bought.

I'm working on kitty treats but so far have not mastered one for our oh-so-finicky cat.  Here's a pic.  Looks like he really needs treats huh. 
Maxie

Have fun.
living simply
Sherri