Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies

Cookies! They really are one of my favorite things, which is probably why I’m posting a new recipe for them all the time! I can’t help myself! This particular recipe is one I made when I was pregnant with my last baby. I made a big batch and froze them and they helped with my milk supply tremendously! Plus they are delicious and a great nursing snack! I lightened them up a little this time by using palm sugar and whole wheat flour in them and they honestly taste just as good!

Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Old Fashioned Oatmeal

• 1 cup All Purpose Flour

• 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour

• 1/2 cup Coconut Palm Sugar

• 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar

• 1 cup Chocolate Chips

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup Salted Butter

• 4 tbsp Water

• 4 tbsp Brewer’s Yeast

• 2 tbsp Flaxseed Meal

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1 tsp Salt

• 1 tsp Cinnamon

• 1 tsp baking soda

Preparation notes:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes.

In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs one at a time, mix well.

Stir in the flaxseed mixture and vanilla to the butter mixture. Beat until blended.

Add in flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda until blended.

Add in oats and chocolate chips and mix until it’s all formed together.

Scoop or drop onto an ungreased baking sheet. I like to use a small ice cream scoop.

Bake for 10 minutes (no longer or they won’t be chewy).

Freezing Instructions:

To freeze, just put some of the cooked cookies in a resealable plastic bag (I just put about 8 cookies per bag in mine) and freeze. They will last up to three months in a deep freezer. When you’re ready to eat them, just take them out of the freezer, let them thaw, and enjoy!

This is the brewer’s yeast I used. You definitely don’t want to leave that ingredient or the flax meal out because that’s what really helps your milk supply. Enjoy! XOXO, Anna