Lactation cookies for Breastfeeding moms

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 82
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 71.3

Total Fat: 2.9 g
Cholesterol: 5.2 mg
Sodium: 28.4 mg
Total Carbs: 10.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 1.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lactation cookies for Breastfeeding moms calories by ingredient

Introduction

These cookies are healthy and yummy, and help boost milk supply in breastfeeding mothers! These cookies are healthy and yummy, and help boost milk supply in breastfeeding mothers!

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 12

Number of Servings: 82

Ingredients

1 Cup margarine

1 Cup sugar

1 Cup brown sugar

4 Tbsp water

2 Tbsp flaxseed meal*

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour (wheat used in calculating nutrition info)

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 Cups oats (thick cut if you can find them)

2 generous Tbsp brewer's yeast**

Optional:

1 Cup chocolate chips, raisins, etc. (NOT included in nutrition info)

*Can be found at any health food store.

**It MUST be brewer's yeast!

Directions

Preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Mix together 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes. Cream (beat well) margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mix well. Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to the margarine mix. Beat until blended. Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and chocolate chips (if using). Add to margarine mixture. Stir in oats then chips. Scoop or drop onto baking sheet, preferably lined with parchment or silpat. The dough is a little crumbly, so it helps to use a scoop.

Bake 8-12 minutes, depending on size of cookies.

Yields: 6 dozen cookies

Number of Servings: 82

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NANICAROLINE.