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Horse Treats: Molasses Cookies

All you’ll need is a mixing bowl, a cookie sheet, an oven and the ingredients below: 



1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bran
1 cup molasses
1 cup chopped apple



Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

1. Chop the apples.
2. Mix the apples, molasses and flour together.
3. Add the cup of bran.
4. Give the mixture a good stir.
5. Use a teaspoon to make little balls and place them on a greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake in the oven for approximately 12 minutes. Keep an eye on them to make sure they don’t burn.

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  • I tried making these cookies with my 9 y.o. daughter - very easy & impossible to ruin! Ingredients were easy to find, mixed well & baked just as directed. They never burned or fell apart! Definite keeper!

  • I tried making these cookies with my 9 y.o. daughter - very easy & impossible to ruin! Ingredients were easy to find, mixed well & baked just as directed. They never burned or fell apart! Definite keeper!

  • Hay!Thank you I have always wonted a recipe for my horse that I could make out of my cabnet. Plus my horses love apples!!

  • These treats were awesome, the horses would not let me out of their site because they thought I had more. Will pass this one to my other friends!
    Thanks for sharing it.

  • The horses at our barn loved them. They got a little mushy from the humidity, but were still a big hit!

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