When I gave birth to our beautiful baby boy 10 weeks ago, I had no idea how much of a struggle breastfeeding could actually be! During those first few weeks I was looking for a lactation cookie recipe but couldn't find any that were healthy. I wanted something I could eat a lot of and not feel guilty about it! I started throwing ingredients into a bowl until I came up with the correct cookie consistency. To my surprise they turned out really good so I made them again, trying to remember how I did it the first time. By the fourth time of making them I decided to measure and write down what I did…. so here it is!
½ cup coconut oil OR unsweetened applesauce
½ cup unsweetened almond milk
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla
⅓ cup honey
2 cups quake oats
½ cup brown rice flour (any flour would work)
1 tsp baking soda
⅓ cup ground flax
Pinch of salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup coconut flakes (optional)
½ cup dark chocolate chips (optional)
¾ cup chopped dates (optional)
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Combine coconut oil (or applesauce), almond milk, egg, vanilla, and honey in a bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix together all remaining dry ingredients.
Mix the wet ingredients with the bowl of dry ingredients until well combined.
Refrigerate dough for 30min or up to 24hours.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and form dough into 16-20 balls.
Bake at 350 for 12-15min. Store in refrigerator.
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