Breastfeeding Help: Lactation Cookies

Lactation cookies – these are super yummy and help boost your milk supply! The recommended ‘dose’ is 4 cookies per day (good luck limiting yourself to that many). This recipe makes a lot – about 60-70 cookies - so it can be halved if necessary.


1 C butter
1 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
4 T water
2 T flaxseed meal (no subs)
2 Lg eggs
1 t vanilla
2 C flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
3 C Thick cut oats
1 C Chocolate chips
2 T Brewers Yeast (no substitutions)
Preheat oven at 375.
Mix 2 T of flaxseed meal and water, set aside 3-5 minutes.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Stir flaxseed mix into butter mix and add vanilla.
Beat until well blended.
Sift: dry ingredients, except oats and choc chips.
Add butter mix to dry ingredients.
Stir in the oats and then the choc chips.
Drop on baking sheet.
Bake 8-12 minutes.