Nourishing Lactation Cookies
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Motherhood is such a wild ride.
One minute you're young and free, then the next you’re researching well child visits, organic food, and what you should wear while you’re breastfeeding your baby in public. You could be a bit like me who researched all of the above, but want to deep dive into homemade food for yourself and your family.
Well you’ve come to the right place.
There was a time where I didn’t know much about lactation cookies or even what the benefits were to eating them. It may still be hearsay evidence, but I truly believe that the ingredients that are used in these cookies are helpful in their own right.
What are lactation cookies?
Well my friends, lactation cookies are like regular cookies but are packed full of ingredients that can support lactation in a breastfeeding mom. Don’t tell my kids, but I’ve secretly baked these up for them without them knowing the true name of these cookies. They may read this one day and scream “MOM” at the top of their lungs, but for right now all they know is that they are eating a cookie-one that is homemade and not terrible for them. The key to these cookies are the hand picked ingredients in them which are each chosen for its potential to help lactation while also providing nutrients to anyone who eats one.
Ingredient Powerhouse
The ingredients that are included in this recipe for these cookies have been tried and tested by myself and others I’ve baked them for. You can be sure that whatever I share for Blooming Through Motherhood has gone through several test runs before I share it with you, so feel confident in these recipes as you are baking them up.
Oats: Rich in iron, oats are said to help increase the production of milk and improve the quality of the milk by enriching it key and essential nutrients. Where possible always opt for organic sprouted rolled oats. Oats are sprayed with an immense amount of glyphosate which is damaging to our health, so if you can reach for a bag of organic oats you will be doing your body such a favor.
Flaxseed meal: Loaded with omega 3’s, flaxseed meal is one of those things that can be used in just about any baked item you decide to whip up. Flaxseed meal has phytoestrogens that can promote breast milk production which is one of the reasons why it’s included in this recipe. Bob’s Red Mill makes an excellent version of this!
Brewer’s Yeast: Brewer’s yeast is rich in vitamin B, which is essential for increasing lactation. You should be able to find this at your local health food’s store. If you don’t have access to this, feel free to leave it out.
Flour: Always opt for an organic unbleached flour where possible. I like using the Kirkland brand from Costco or King Arthur brand.
Baking Essentials: These include baking power, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. I use Trader Joe’s brand of baking powder and baking soda, along with organic cinnamon powder, Redmond’s Real Salt, and organic vanilla extract.
Butter: I always opt for a salted sweet cream butter. Make sure you bring it to room temp before trying to cream it up with your sugars.
Sugar: I used organic cane sugar and organic brown sugar in this recipe, but you could swap out for coconut sugar or another sweetener if you need to. It may affect the texture slightly, but will still make for a very tasty cookie.
Egg: You’ll want two large eggs for this recipe. Organic pasture raised where possible!
Chocolate Chips: For this recipe I used half dark chocolate chunks and half milk chocolate chips. Say yummmm!
How To Make These Cookies
Preheat your oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. I really am loving my Nordic Ware cookie sheet lately and I always use unbleached parchment paper from If You Care.
Cream together your butter and sugars for about 3-4 minutes. Then add in your egg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Next, add in your salt, baking soda, baking powder, flaxseed meal, brewers yeast, flour, and oats. Lastly, you will fold in your chocolate chips.
Scoop your dough into 1 inch balls and place on your cookie sheet. I like to flatten the cookies out a bit because these ones don’t spread too much, so I like having a smoother cookie instead of a ball shaped cookie straight from the scoop.
Pop in your oven and bake for 10 minutes. Once done let them cool on a pan for about 5 minutes before you transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.
You can store these at room temp for about 4 days or you can freeze for up to a month!
I hope these lactation cookies bring you joy in the kitchen and everyone who tries them, loves them!
If you make this I would love to hear what you thought! Tag me on social media or send me a message about what you thought about this Lactation Cookie recipe!
Lactation Cookies with Chocolate Chips & Oats
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic sprouted oats
- 1 cup organic unbleached flour
- 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp of brewers yeast (if using)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (1/2 dark chocolate, 1/2 milk chocolate)
- 1/2 salted butter at room temp
- 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
- 1/2 cup organic brown sugar
- 2 large organic eggs
- 2 tsp organic vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. I opt to use an unbleached parchment paper from If You Care.
- In a mixing bowl add your butter and sugars. Cream for about 4 minutes and then add in your eggs, vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
- Next add in all your dry ingredients and mix until a cookie dough forms, the mixture will be thick. Lastly fold in your chocolate chips and set the bowl to the side.
- With a medium sized cookie scoop or a spoon, transfer the cookie dough to your lined baking sheet and baked for 10 minutes until a light golden brown. Let cookies sit on baking sheet about five minutes after they get out of the oven and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.
- This recipe will make about 30 medium sized cookies.
- Enjoy your cookies and try to not eat all of them right away!
Notes
Flour Substitute: You can sub 1:1 gluten free flour for regular flour in this recipe. It won't change the consistency or taste at all.
Sugar Substitute: Organic coconut sugar would be a good replacement for these in place of the cane sugar and brown sugar.
Organic vs conventional ingredients: If you can, always opt for organic ingredients. If you absolutely cannot use organic, I would opt for non gmo in any and all cases. Most organic ingredients can be found at your local grocery store or you can order online from stores like Amazon.