Lactation cookies are a popular treat for breastfeeding mothers looking to boost their milk supply. Made with ingredients believed to have galactagogue properties, these cookies are thought to stimulate the production of breast milk. While there is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that lactation cookies can be effective, it's important to note that more research is needed to confirm their efficacy. Regardless, these cookies are a delicious and nutritious snack that can be enjoyed by breastfeeding mothers and non-breastfeeding mothers alike.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
LACTATION COOKIES
These cookies are great for breastfeeding mothers! They are moist and super yummy and they help boost and/or maintain milk supply. And yes, husbands can eat them too! I have to hide these from my hubby when I make them! The brewers' yeast, wheat germ, flax seed, and whole oats are why these cookies help with milk supply for lactating mothers. Don't skip those ingredients!
Provided by kfwarden
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix flaxseed with water in small bowl and let soak for 5 minutes.
- Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract; beat to incorporate. Stir flax seed mixture into the butter mixture.
- Mix flour, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture and stir until just combined. Fold oats and chocolate chips into the dough.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.6 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 30.6 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 107.4 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
OATMEAL-CHOCOLATE CHIP LACTATION COOKIES
Delicious lactation cookies designed to boost your milk supply!
Provided by Corey Jordan
Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
Time 32m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir water and flaxseed meal together in a small bowl. Let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Mix butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Add flax mixture and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Stir flour, yeast, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix into the butter mixture and stir well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and honey. Spoon cookie dough onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.3 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 21.5 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 129 mg, Sugar 11.8 g
PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP LACTATION COOKIES
I would be lying if I said I have never sat in my walk-in pantry, eating spoonfuls of peanut butter. I found a lot of recipes for chocolate chip lactation cookies, but didn't find a lot of recipes for peanut butter lactation cookies. Here is my recipe that marries the best two kinds of cookies on earth with those lactogenic ingredients of flax seed meal, brewers yeast and oatmeal. Some peanut butter cookie recipes don't use flour; this one does. You can of course freeze the dough so you can easily replenish your cookie jar on a daily basis with freshly baked peanut butter chocolate chip lactation cookies.
Provided by Naho3300
Categories Chocolate Chip Cookies
Time 1h15m
Yield 33 Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the flax seed meal with the water and have it sit for about 5 minutes. While waiting for the flax seed meal to get goopy, combine the butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract until it's mixed well. (If you have a stand mixer, make sure to dig up the butter that gets stuck at the bottom of the bowl.) Add the flax seed meal and water goop to mixed wet ingredients (after the 5 minutes has passed) and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, brewer's yeast, salt, baking soda and baking powder. After mixing, slowly add them to the wet ingredients and keep mixing until well combined. After the light brown dough becomes smooth (well mixed) add in the peanut butter.
- After mixing in the peanut butter, add the oats, chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. You can of course add more chips to your liking.
- Roll the cookie dough between your palms. (Since there is peanut butter in the dough, it won't stick onto your hands as much as regular chocolate chip cookie dough.) Make each ball about 1.5 times bigger than a golf ball. Place the ball of dough on parchment paper placed on a cookie sheet (or a lightly greased cookie sheet) and smash it down a little so it becomes a 1/2-inch thick disk. Leave some room between the disks (about 1.5 to 2 inches) so the cookies won't bake into each other. Repeat for the rest of the dough.
- Place the disks of dough in the oven and bake at 350 degrees. Bake for about 10 - 15 minutes. (Keep an eye on the cookies. Of course, the baking time depends on the actual size and thickness of your dough and your oven. I usually bake these without turning on the convection.) Cool for 3-4 minutes.
- You can freeze the dough. Make the disks of dough (per the above instructions); line them on wax paper or parchment paper (on a cookie sheet). You can place them close to each other since they will not be going in the oven. Place the disks in the freezer. After all the disks freeze, throw them in a freezer safe air tight bag.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 299.4, Fat 17, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 26.1, Sodium 239.7, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 21.6, Protein 6.3
LACTATION COOKIES
Know a new mom that needs a boost? Gift these, uh, stimulating cookies. She'll be thankful for the thought and the homemade snack.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 40m
Yield 12 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Pulse the oats in a food processor until roughly ground. Add the flour, Brewer's yeast, flaxseeds, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Pulse until combined.
- Whisk together the banana, egg, oil and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Add the brown and granulated sugars and stir to combine. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Add the carrots and cherries and stir until just combined.
- Use a 1/4-cup ice cream scoop or large spoons to scoop out 12 mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1 1/2-inches apart. Bake, rotating halfway through, until the cookies start to brown on top, 15 to 16 minutes. Eat warm or at room temperature. The cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
HEALTHIER LACTATION COOKIES
Make and share this Healthier Lactation Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by asturgis
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 27m
Yield 4 dozen, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for 3-5 minutes.
- Beat butter,applesauce, sugar, and brown sugar well.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Add flaxseed mix and vanilla, beat well.
- Sift together flour, brewers yeast, baking soda, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to butter mix.
- Stir in oats, cranberries and chips.
- Scoop onto baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Let set for a couple minutes then remove from tray.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.4, Fat 8.3, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 25.7, Sodium 195.2, Carbohydrate 44, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 12.7, Protein 6.7
OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER LACTATION COOKIES
I found myself eating Noel Trujillo's Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies so much that I figured I'd better find a way to add a little protein to them. The recipe below was developed by combining aspects of many of my favorite cookies.
Provided by bungalowten
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 45m
Yield 100 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In very large bowl, use mixer to combine first nine ingredients--eggs through peanut butter.
- Add oatmeal, candy, and chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
- If dough is too sticky add another 1/2 to 1 cup oatmeal.
- Scoop large tablespoon-sized balls and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes. If using two racks, switch top to bottom and bottom to top about halfway through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 108.3, Carbohydrate 18.5, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 12.4, Protein 3.6
LACTATION-FRIENDLY COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Mix water and flaxseed together in a bowl; soak 3 to 5 minutes.
- Beat coconut oil, white sugar, and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter until completely blended. Add vanilla with the second egg and beat until smooth.
- Stir flour, brewer's yeast, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to the large bowl and mix until just incorporated into the coconut oil mixture forming a dough. Fold oats and cocoa nibs into the dough; roll into small balls, arrange onto baking sheets, and flatten slightly.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 92.5 mg, Sugar 14.6 g
LACTATION COOKIES
Chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies with a hint of peanut butter flavor that helps boost a nursing mother's milk supply in a natural way. Don't worry, these are good for everyone as they are good for your heart.
Provided by mandillith
Categories Chocolate Chip Cookies
Time 35m
Yield 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2 Mix the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for about 4 minutes.
- 3 Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar well.
- 4 Add egg beaters and mix well.
- 5 Add flaxseed mix and vanilla, beat well.
- 6 Sift together flour, brewers yeast, baking soda, and salt.
- 7 Add dry ingredients to butter mix.
- 8 Stir in oats and chips.
- 9 Scoop onto greased baking sheet.
- 10 Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- 11 Let set for a couple minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.
OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHUNK LACTATION COOKIES
These hearty monster cookies have it all for nursing mamas: lactogenic oats, ground flaxseed, and brewer's yeast powder; subtly crunchy, omega-rich chia seeds; and a bit of coconut oil, with its high lauric acid content to boost milk quality. A bevy of chocolate chunks and other goodies are added to the mix to keep anyone-nursing or not-reaching for more.
Provided by Mandy Major
Categories Cookies Oat Seed Cinnamon Coconut Butter Egg Chocolate Cranberry Small Plates Healthy
Yield Makes 26 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Mix oats, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast powder, flaxseed, chia seeds, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt in a large bowl.
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat sugar, coconut oil, and butter in another large bowl, scraping down sides as needed, until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until incorporated, about 4 minutes. Add applesauce and beat for just a few seconds (it will break the mixture slightly and look lumpy; that's okay).
- Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat just to combine. Using a wooden spoon, stir in chocolate chips, cranberries, and coconut flakes (if using). Chill dough at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Coat parchment with nonstick spray.
- Using a 1/4-cup (2.5-oz.) scoop, portion dough on prepared baking sheet, spacing 1"-2" apart (you'll get 6 per sheet). Flatten top of each cookie with your hand, then season lightly with flaky sea salt. Bake cookies until golden brown, 12-14 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely (if moved immediately, they will crack and start to break apart). Repeat with remaining dough.
- Do Ahead: Cookies can be made 5 days ahead. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or place in a freezer-safe bag and freeze up to 1 month. Reheat by microwaving on low about 1 minute.
NO BUTTER LACTATION COOKIES
I can't believe there's NO BUTTER! Looking for a healthier alternative to satisfy your sweet tooth and improve lactation? Try these oatmeal lactation cookies with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. They're soft, healthy and best of all... YUMMY!
Provided by An Nguyen
Categories Chocolate Chip Cookies
Time 25m
Yield 26 cookies, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the water and flaxseed meal and let sit for 3 minutes.
- Beat applesauce and light brown sugar well.
- Mix in egg.
- Add flaxseed mixture and vanilla extract, beat well.
- Sift together brown rice flour, brewer's yeast, baking soda and salt.
- Mix in dry ingredients with wet ingredients.
- Stir in oats, white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
- Scoop 1 inch balls onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes.
LACTATION COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE AND CRANBERRIES
This is a delish cookie recipe I have perfected to make soft but firm cookies. These are made for lactating mommies, however my whole family enjoys these cookies. If you don't need them for lactation you can remove the brewer's yeast. The ingredients which help boost milk supply for breast feeding are the coconut oil, oats, brewer's yeast, and flax meal, so do not skip those. Store in an airtight cookie jar. Dough can be frozen.
Provided by Tausha Jones
Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Cranberry
Time 45m
Yield 42
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix flaxseed meal and water together in a bowl; let sit for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and coconut oil into the flaxseed mixture using an electric mixer until a dough forms. Add eggs and mix well. Pour in vanilla extract and mix to combine. Beat in brewer's yeast, pink salt, and baking soda. Add in flour a little at a time on low speed. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and cranberries.
- Scoop cookies onto a baking sheet, flattening a little so they are not balls.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and golden, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 19.4 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 193.6 mg, Sugar 15.5 g
HEALTHY-ISH LACTATION COOKIES
A friend gave me a recipe for lactation cookies but I can devour those things like they're water, so I wanted to make them a tad bit healthier to ease the guilt. :) One note is that if you are using table salt, reduce the salt to 1 teaspoon! I love the way sea salt adds a little more crunch and depth to these cookies. So satisfying. Enjoy!
Provided by Mystia
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 35m
Yield 60 cookies, 60 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 F and put parchment paper down on a large cookie sheet.
- Combine 2 TB flax seed meal with 4 TB water in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Place butter and sugar in large bowl. Use hand mixer to cream until light and fluffy. Add flax/water mixture (will be very gelatinous) and mix well. Add in eggs one at a time, mixing well. Lastly, add vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.
- In a medium bowl, mix flours, sea salt, baking soda and brewer's yeast.
- In a few batches, add dry ingredients in medium bowl to the butter/sugar mixture in the large bowl. Mix thoroughly (you may have to switch to a wooden spoon during this step, as the dough gets thick!).
- Add in oats, chocolate chips, coconut flakes and almonds, mixing well.
- Scoop dough onto cookie sheet with space between the cookies.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until desired brownness is achieved.
- Remove from oven, let sit in pan for a few minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will ensure that your cookies are as delicious and nutritious as possible.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing can make the cookies tough.
- Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies at a moderate temperature. This will help them bake evenly without burning.
- Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help them keep their shape and prevent them from becoming too soft.
Conclusion:
Lactation cookies are a delicious and nutritious way to support breastfeeding mothers. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own preferences. With a little planning and effort, you can create a batch of lactation cookies that will help you increase your milk supply and keep your baby happy and healthy.
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