These EASY Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies are full of wholesome ingredients to boost milk supply and help breastfeeding mamas with their energy levels! Plus, they are delicious, and you can make them ahead and stock up before baby arrives.
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Oatmeal Lactation Cookie Recipe
Feeding a family is a never ending and exhausting task. Having to nourish myself postpartum on top of everything else going on is very challenging. Ever since I started making this lactation cookie recipe that I felt that I had a special treat to give myself when I felt low or craved something sweet. These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are great cold with a cup of milk, coffee or tea. Enjoy!
How do Lactation Cookies Work?
Even though there are no guarantees that lactation cookies will increase breast milk supply, they “may help” and for me that’s worth a try! Here is some additional tips on improving your milk supply.
Breastfeeding for me was never easy and when pregnant with my daughter I knew I could do something different nutritionally to try to boost my milk supply. So here I am researching which foods are best to help with milk production. Below is a summary list:
- Oats: Some studies have shown that oats help with milk production due to its iron levels.
- Brewer’s yeast: I had never heard of brewer’s yeast until this research. It is packed with vitamin B, iron, zinc, magnesium, and potassium and labeled to increase milk supply.
- Flaxseed: Rich in omega 3 fatty acids and phytoestrogens that aid milk production.
- Fennel and Fenugreek: Can be found in Mother’s milk tea.
I have used oats and brewer’s yeast in this recipe. If you would like to replace eggs with flaxseed eggs, simply mix 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds with 1/3 cup water and let it gel before adding to this recipe.
Ingredients For the Best Oatmeal Chocolate CHip lactation cookies
- Quick oats
- Oat flour
- Brewer’s yeast
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Coconut sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients: quick oats, oat flour, brewer’s yeast, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
- In a large mixing bowl, add butter, eggs, coconut sugar and vanilla extract. Use an electric hand mixer to blend or a whisk.
- Add dry ingredients to the bowl and combine with wet ingredients.
- Gently stir in chocolate chips (or raisings).
- Shape the cookies using a spoon or cookie scoop. Place them about 2 inches apart as they will spread while baking. Press each cookie with a spoon or fork.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies cool down to firm up.
Recipe Tips
- Quick oats: If you don’t have quick oats, you can quickly process old fashioned oats in a food processor for 15-20 seconds.
- Oat flour: If you don’t have oat flour, you can process old fashioned oats in a food processor until they become a fine powder.
- Once the cookies are removed from the oven they will be soft, do not move them until they firm up a bit. Then you can let them cool on a wire rack if desired.
Storage Instructions
You can store these lactation cookies in the fridge or at room temperature for 3-5 days. I bet they won’t last this long!
Frequently Asked Questions
Lactation cookies usually contain oats and sometimes Brewer’s yeast which may help breastmilk supply. There is no guarantee and there are so many other factors at play.
You can enjoy them as much as you’d like unless your medical provider gives you other advice. If the ones you’re planning to eat have supplements or herbs or ingredients you’re less familiar with, you may want to check in with your medical provider.
A key to nursing and feeling halfway decent as a new mom is to drink a ton of water. So that is a great option. They’re also an easy meal if paired with milk, a smoothie, or drinkable yogurt. At any other time, you can enjoy these with coffee for yourself, milk for the kids, or even alongside a smoothie.
Any kind of oatmeal should work – rolled oats, old-fashioned oats, steel cut, instant, quick-cooking oats, etc
🥣Recipe
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies
Equipment
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Hand mixer or whisk
Ingredients
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1 cup oat flour
- 3 tbsp brewers yeast
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips 60% dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients: quick oats, oat flour, brewer’s yeast, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
- In a large mixing bowl, add butter, eggs, coconut sugar and vanilla extract. Use anelectric hand mixer to blend or a whisk.
- Add dry ingredients to the bowl and combine with wet ingredients.
- Gently stir in chocolate chips (or raisings).
- Shape the cookies using a spoon or cookie scoop. Place them about 2 inches apart as they will spread while baking. Press each cookie with a spoon.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies cool down to firm up.
Notes
- Quick oats: If you don’t have quick oats, you can quickly process old fashioned oats in a food processor for 15-20 seconds.
- Oat flour: If you don’t have oat flour, you can process old fashioned oats in a food processor until they become a fine powder.
Nutrition
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