Recipe: Lactation Cookies

This yummy oatmeal cookie recipe is one of the many ways for breastfeeding/pumping mamas to maintain their milk supply!

Lactation CookiesRecipe by MilkinMamas

2 Tablespoons flax seed meal

4 Tablespoons water

1 cup butter, soften to room temperature

1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour (all-purpose or white whole wheat)

3-4 Tablespoons brewer’s yeast

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a small bowl, combine the flax seed meal and water. Let stand for 5 minutes.

3. In a large bowl or stand-up mixer, beat butter and brown sugar well.

4. Add eggs and beat well.

5. Add flax seed mixture and vanilla, beat well.

6. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, brewer’s yeast, baking soda & salt.

7. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, mix well.

8. Stir in oats and chocolate chips.

9. Scoop by rounded tablespoons onto baking tray.

10. Bake 12 minutes.

11. Cool on baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Be creative and try these variations or additions:

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• flaked or shredded coconut

• dried cranberries, cherries, apricots or raisins

• white chocolate chips