Lactation Cookies
These lactation cookies are packed with ingredients that help make mother's milk a little more nutritious for Baby while giving Mom a treat.
Equipment
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- Sheet pan and cooling rack
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup sugar OR stevia
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tbsp milk of choice
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole wheat flour (all purpose will work fine, too)
- 1 cup old fashioned oats (quick oats work fine)
- 3 Tbsp chia seeds
- ⅓ cup ground flax seed
- 1 tsp himalayan pink sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup chopped dates
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips NOTE: leave out if your baby is sensitive to caffeine
- ½ cup chopped apricots
Instructions
- Cream together coconut oil, butter and sugars.
- Beat in egg until fully combined. Mix in milk and vanilla, and beat for 2 minutes.
- Add in flour, oats, chia seeds, ground flax, salt, and baking soda, and mix only until incorporated. Do not over mix.
- Using a spatula, fold in the toppings. Refrigerate for 1 hour. If refrigerating overnight, you'll need to let it warm up a little bit before spooning out the cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spoon out 1 Tbsp dollops onto a lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes to set up, and then remove to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Eat at least one while they're warm!
- Makes 4 dozen cookies.
- Store in an airtight container. If your pantry runs warm like mine does in the summer, these might start to smell like beer after a week... Throw them out if they begin to smell like beer!
Notes
Note: Remember, you shouldn't eat raw dough if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.