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Get the Recipe: Lactation Cookies

These lactation cookies are chewy, gooey and filled with nutrients. They contain ingredients that boost milk supply. These breastfeeding cookies are easy, healthy and delicious!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 304 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 9 tbsp coconut oil solid, not softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup almond milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups gluten free old fashioned oats
  • 1 ¼ cups gluten free 1 to 1 flour
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  • ¼ cup brewers yeast gluten free*
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. First, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat solid coconut oil with granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes or until no clumps of coconut oil remain.
  3. Next, add in all remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir until a thick dough forms.
  4. Fold in dark chocolate chips.
  5. Use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to scoop balls of dough onto lined pan.
  6. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until cookies look slightly golden around the edges.
  7. Finally, remove from oven. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 10 minutes before carefully transferring to a cooling rack. They are gooey!

Notes

  • Brewer's yeast is not always gluten free.  Please double check labels to make sure you are using one that is specified gluten free!
  • Use refined coconut oil for a neutral flavor.  Unrefined coconut oil has a slight coconut flavor.
  • Any type of milk can be used.
  • Old fashioned rolled oats provide a much better texture than quick oats.
  • If not gluten free, all purpose flour can be used.
  • Any type of chocolate chips can be used.
  • These cookies are gooey!  Feel free to bake them 1 or 2 more minutes for a crispier cookie.
  • These cookies spread quite a bit while baking.  For a thicker cookie, place dough in fridge for 30 minutes before baking.  Or, add another 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour for a thicker dough.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
  • They freeze well!

Nutrition Information

Calories 304kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 129mg (5%) Potassium 192mg (5%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 31mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 304

% Daily Value*

Calories 304kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 129mg 5%
Potassium 192mg 4%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 31mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.