Peanut Butter Oatmeal Lactation Cookies

Bekah was doing some research for improving breast milk supply and found some awesome recipes for Lactation Cookies. We decided to try a few and wanted to share two of our favorite ones with you. This first recipe has been adapted from one we found on a blog called Simplistically Living.  There are many recipes out there and the common ingredient in the cookie recipes we looked at  was brewer’s yeast. You cannot substitute the brewer’s yeast for anything else. (We bought ours at Sprouts.)  This is a prime ingredient for this recipe and is one of the recommended ingredients that increases your milk supply so make sure to include it.

Brewer’s yeast is used to make beer, and people have taken it as a dietary supplement for many years. Brewer’s yeast is made from a fungus, and it is highly nutritious. It contains iron, protein, and B vitamins, as well as chromium, selenium and other trace minerals. Brewer’s yeast is also believed to be a galactogogue, used by nursing mothers to help make more breast milk. A galactagogue (pronounced gah-lak´tah-gog) is an action, herb, food, or medication that can jump start your production of breast milk or increase the amount of breast milk that you make. The word itself is a combination of the Greek terms “galact-” meaning milk, and “-ogogue” meaning leading to or promoting.  (A galactagogue is also called a galactogogue, lactagogue or a lactogenic.) Some of the foods used as galactagogues include oatmeal, barley, green leafy vegetables, garlic, brewer’s yeast, and brown rice. When added to a healthy well-balance diet, these milk making foods are believed to promote a healthy amount of breast milk.

If you are interested in reading about other herbs that have been researched and shown to help increase your milk supply check out this article from a blog called Very Well and learn about Fenugreek, Blessed Thistle, Fennel, Stinging Nettle, Alfalfa, Goat’s Rue, Milk Thistle, Garlic and more information about Brewer’s Yeast. Always check with your doctor and/or lactation consultant before you take any of these herbs.

INGREDIENTS FOR HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP LACTATION COOKIES:

• 3 Tablespoons Brewer’s Yeast (do not substitute)
• 2 Tablespoons Flaxseed Meal
• 3 Cups Slow Rolled Oats 
• 2 Cups of Organic Dark Chocolate Chips 
• 4 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
• 1 Cup of Butter
• 1 Cup of White Granulated Sugar
• 1 Cup of Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Cups of Flour
• 4 Tablespoons of Water
• 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the water with the Flaxseed Meal in a small bowl and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
3. In the meantime, combine the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and the eggs in a bowl and beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes until all ingredients are well mixed.
4. Add the flaxseed to the mixture until well blended and set aside.
5. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and brewer’s yeast. You can use a spatula to mix the ingredients together. Combine this mixture to the butter mixture which takes another 1-2 minutes.
6. Stir the oats, chocolate chips, and the peanut butter into the mixture until well blended.
7. Using a tablespoon scoop out mixture and place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Make sure to space them about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 10-13 minutes depending on your oven. Mine were baked for exactly 13 minutes then I allowed them to cool on the pan for another 3-4 minutes and they were baked perfectly.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Lactation Cookies

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

To increase your breast milk supply you might want to try this recipe. Fun to make and delicious! The Brewer's Yeast is the prime ingredient that will help increase your supply so do NOT leave it out!

Author: Kerry

Recipe type: Cookies

Cuisine: Lactation Cookies

Serves: 40

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons Brewer's Yeast (do not substitute)
• 2 Tablespoons Flaxseed Meal
• 3 Cups Slow Rolled Oats
• 2 Cups of Organic Dark Chocolate Chips
• 4 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter
• 1 Cup of Butter
• 1 Cup of White Granulated Sugar
• 1 Cup of Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Cups of Flour
• 4 Tablespoons of Water
• 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix the water with the Flaxseed Meal in a small bowl and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
3. In the meantime, combine the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and the eggs in a bowl and beat with a mixer for 2-3 minutes until all ingredients are well mixed.
4. Add the flaxseed to the mixture until well blended and set aside.
5. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and brewer’s yeast. You can use a spatula to mix the ingredients together.
6. Combine this mixture to the butter mixture which takes another 1-2 minutes.
7. Stir the oats, chocolate chips, and the peanut butter into the mixture until well blended.
8. Using a tablespoon scoop out mixture and place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
9. Make sure to space them about 2 inches apart.
10. Bake for 10-13 minutes depending on your oven. Ours took 15 minutes because they were large.
11. Allow to cool 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

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Check back tomorrow for another delicious recipe-Oatmeal Lactation Cookie Bars!

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