Looking for a small boost for your milk supply? These delicious cookies have 3 active galactagogue ingredients – oats, brewers yeast and flaxseed meal. Sometimes it can be hard to find the time to fix a proper meal when you’re in between changing nappies and feeding bub, having a stash of these ready to go can help buy some time until your Uber Eats order arrives. And bonus – they are also helping you with your supply!
Lactation Cookies
A delicious oatmeal-based lactation cookie with three active ingredients to help boost milk supply.
Equipment
- Electric scales
- Electric mixer
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- 2 mixing bowls
- 1 extra small bowl
- Spatula
- Cookie/ice cream scoop
- Baking tray/s
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp flaxseed meal
- 225 g salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup caster sugar sifted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup plain flour sifted
- 2-4 tbsp brewers yeast sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda sifted
- 1 tsp salt sifted
- 3 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup choc chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees (celcius) fan-forced. Line baking tray/s with baking paper.
- Mix flaxseed meal and water in a small bowl, set aside to soak.
- Cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer for approximately 3 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, before mixing in the vanilla extract and soaked flaxseed.
- Mix in the sifted dry ingredients on low speed – flour, brewers yeast, baking soda and salt. Stop mixing as soon as the dry ingredients have been incorporated.
- Stir in the oats and choc chips until evenly distributed in the cookie dough.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking trays, making sure to leave enough space between scoops to accommodate any spreading.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes (12 minutes for softer cookies, 15 minute for crunchier cookies). Remove from oven and rest for 2 minutes on the cookie trays before transferring to cooling racks to cool.
Notes
- Flaxseed meal can be found at Woolworths or Coles
- Brewers yeast can be found at natural health food shops or even at Woolworths as well
- The optional 1 cup choc chips can be substituted with other mix-in ingredients of your choice. Some ideas:
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts + 1/2 cup white choc chips
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries + 1/2 cup white choc chips
- 1 cup raisins (or other dried fruits of your choice)