Pumpkin Lactation Cookies

When I was nursing and pumping for my 3rd child I was OBSESSED with Lactation cookies!!  I would eat 2-6 each and every day!  I really felt eating lactation cookies helped with my milk supply and they were super yummy!  I would keep them in the freezer and enjoy them for a snack or when I had a craving for something sweet. 

As time went on I got a little bored with the Chocolate Chip ones I was making, you can find that recipe here.  I went to searching for a different yummy recipe and stumbled upon a Pumpkin Spice recipe.  I made a few changes to suit my liking and wanted to share it with you! 

Ingredients:
4 tbsp Flaxseed Meal
8 T Water
1 cup room temperature butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 T pumpkin pie spice
4 T brewer’s yeast (I buy it from Whole Foods or you can order online)
4 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
1 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flaxseed meal and water in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

In a stand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar and brown sugar until creamed. Add the eggs, flaxseed meal/water, vanilla, pumpkin puree and mix well.

Add the flour, salt, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and brewer’s yeast and stir on low until combined. Finally add in the oats till combined and add the white chocolate chips.  

Use non-stick cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.  Spoon cookie dough onto cookie sheets (about 1 T dough per cookie) about 2″ apart. I use a 1" mini ice cream scooper to easily drop the dough onto the cookie sheets.  Bake for 12-14 minutes. Cool cookies on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack for final cooling. Enjoy and Share! 

**recipe adapted from: lambnwolf.com

Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies

One of my favorite things to bring New Mommies who chose to Breastfeed is some homemade Lactation Cookies!!  I myself have had and nursed 3 babies so I know that they are an awesome snack or treat and help with milk supply.  I had to exclusively pump for my 3rd child from 4-11.5 months old because he wasn't growing well.  We needed to monitor his milk intake for as well as adding formula to my pumped milk.  Long story, we will save that for another day :) 

Bottom line is these bad boys are a yummy, healthy and natural way to boost milk supply.  When I was nursing and especially when I was pumping I would eat 2-5 a day.  I felt these cookies really helped with my supply.  If you know a Mommy who is nursing and needs an extra boost in her milk supply or simply wants a healthy treat share this recipe with her or better yet, make her some! 

Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies

Ingredients:
1 Cup Butter (Organic if possible)
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
8 TBS Water
4 TBS Flaxseed Meal
2 Large Eggs
1 TSP Vanilla
2 Cups Whole Wheat or Oatmeal Flour
1 TSP Baking Soda
1 TSP Salt
4 TBS Brewers Yeast (SECRET INGREDIENT!)
3 Cups Old Fashion Oats
1 Bag Milk Chocolate Chips

Directions: 

1. Preheat Oven: 375

2. Mix Flaxseed Meal with Water, Set aside 3-5 minutes

3. In a mixer or by hand, cream Butter and Sugar
4. Add Eggs
5. Add Flaxseed Meal mixture and Vanilla
6. Sift Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, Brewers Yeast in small bowl
7. Add sifted ingredients to main mixture
8. Mix in Oats and Chocolate chips 

9. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and drop cookie dough onto baking sheets.
10. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-12 minutes

Yields: Depending how large you make cookies, this recipe makes about 4-6 dozen.

Variations could include:

1. Subbing white chocolate chips for chocolate chips and adding a bag of dried cranberries

2. Adding walnuts or pecans 

3. Adding Carmel bites and 2 tsp Sea Salt

Thanks for visiting and please leave a comment if you have tried this recipe and you enjoyed it!  Feel free to share!