andrejthechef
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Scooby Snacks

Sweet, crunchy homemade biscuits, a human-friendly version of the treats used to coax Scooby and Shaggy into facing danger in Scooby-Doo.

prep
15 min
cook
12 min
total
27 min
serves
20
level
easy
Scooby Snacks, from Scooby-Doo

Scooby Snacks are the reliable bribe used throughout Scooby-Doo to talk the famously cowardly Scooby and Shaggy into facing danger, and the running joke of the whole franchise is just how effective a simple treat is at motivating two characters who would otherwise run from nearly everything.

This version is a human-friendly, sweeter, cookie-like biscuit rather than an actual dog treat, cut into a bone shape if you want the direct visual nod, built to taste properly good rather than just look the part.

Part of our 60 famous foods from movies and TV list.

method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F), and line baking trays.

  2. Mix the flour, oats, baking powder and cinnamon together.

  3. Beat the butter, brown sugar and honey until combined, then beat in the egg and vanilla.

  4. Mix in the dry ingredients until a firm dough forms, adding a splash of milk if it feels too dry.

  5. Roll the dough out to about 1cm thick, and cut into small bone shapes or simple rounds using a cutter.

  6. Place on the baking trays, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden and firm.

  7. Cool completely on a wire rack; these firm up further and become properly crunchy as they cool.

chef's tips

  • Cutting these into a simple bone shape, if you have a cutter, is a fun, direct nod to the original dog-biscuit-style treat; plain rounds work just as well if you don't.
  • Let these cool fully before eating; a warm biscuit is soft, while a fully cooled one gets properly crunchy, matching the real snack's texture much better.
  • Scooby Snacks are used throughout Scooby-Doo as a reliable bribe to get the famously cowardly Scooby and Shaggy to face danger, and the joke of the franchise is how effective a simple treat is at motivating two characters who would otherwise run from almost anything.
  • This human-friendly version is sweeter and more cookie-like than a real dog biscuit, built to actually taste good rather than just look the part.