This is a delicious recipe for lactation cookies which can be easily modified to change up the flavours (as the one type of cookie tends to get boring after a while!!). This will be my last recipe before giving birth to twins #2 as I prepare for their arrival! The key ingredients for lactation cookies are brewers yeast, flaxseed and oats which helps with the production of breastmilk. The are packed with goodness so these cookies are also great to satisfy the constant breastfeeding tummy rumbles! You also don’t need to be breastfeeding to benefit from these cookies – the whole family can eat them!
Add butter, white sugar and brown sugar to bowl.
Melt 3 minutes/60 degrees/Speed 2.
Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt.
Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.
Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.
Bake for 9 – 11 minutes or until browned.
Lactation Cookies
Print RecipeIngredients
- 150 grams butter
- 60 grams white sugar
- 60 grams brown sugar
- 60 grams brewers yeast
- 60 grams flaxseed meal
- 80 grams self raising flour
- 100 grams oats
- 150 grams dark chocolate chips (or choice of flavouring/s)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 x egg
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
METHOD (Thermomix):
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Add butter, white sugar and brown sugar to bowl. Melt 3 minutes/60 degrees/Speed 2.
Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 4.
Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.
Bake for 9 - 11 minutes or until browned.
METHOD (Non Thermomix):
Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
In a medium saucepan, add butter, white sugar and brown sugar - stir until melted on low to medium heat. Once melted, remove from heat.
Add brewers yeast, flaxseed meal, self raising flour, oats, chocolate chips, vanilla, egg and salt. Mix until ingredients are well combined.
Spoon teaspoon sized balls of dough onto a lined baking tray.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until browned.
Notes
*Mix up the cookie flavours by using 150 grams of/a variation of different types of chocolate, nuts, seeds, dried fruit. **Once cooled, cookies can be frozen and defrosted when needed (you can also make and freeze the dough, and bake when needed) ***I love making these cookies in mini muffin pans - really easy to spoon in, bake, and store. ****You don't have to be breastfeeding to enjoy these - they are packed with goodness and great for the whole family (you can tell your hubby he's not going to start leaking milk if he eats this lol!)
