I am trying to cut out flour, but wanted to make some lactation cookies, so I adapted a few recipes I found online and did a trial batch. I was looking for something less dense than the other recipes I have tried. The verdict - I don't want to change a thing. Chewy, nutty, peanut buttery, chocolatey...nom nom nom. My three year old helped and loved them, too, as did my husband. I included vegan modifications, as well.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter (softened) or coconut/flaxseed oil if you are vegan
- 1 cup natural peanut butter (peanuts ground into butter with no added sugar)
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ brown or cane sugar
- 2 eggs or an extra ½ cup of flax meal if you are vegan
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 – 3 tbsp. Brewer’s yeast
- ½ cup ground flax seed
- ½ cup almond flour (or grind almonds in food processor)
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ½ cup oats ground in food processor (I do the oats and almonds together)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- ½ cup almond slivers
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ยบ F
- Stir together butter, peanut butter, honey and sugar till thoroughly mixed.
- Add eggs and beat till mixed.
- Stir in vanilla
- Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Use an spoon or cookie scoop to drop cookies on cookie sheet. Press flat on cookie sheet before baking.
- Bake 15-17 minutes – will be chewy
Please share, especially with lactating mamas who want to boost their supply, but please don't sell my recipe or cookies.
I plan to make these for myself and my sister who is also nursing. They will be great for my husband too as a heart healthy cookie! He is on high blood pressure and high cholesterol meds - these will be great for him. Thanks for sharing your recipe! :)
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