Super Vegan Lactation Cookies

Ive been nursing for four years now. At the beginning I had a lot of difficulty with not having enough milk. These cookies saved me. I went from barely having enough to leaking milk virtually overnight.

Here is what I have learned over the years as to what works best for me to increase my milk supply.
1. Eating healthy fats
2. Drinking lots of water
3. Nursing (tells your body your baby needs more milk)
4. Oats and Brewers yeast.

I have relied on this recipe, for these 4 years.....but have also been tweaking it.

As a nursing mum, Ive come to realize my body needs more vitamins, minerals and better food in general especially if its also making food for a growing baby and toddler. So Ive played around a bit and added a few key ingredients that I found gave the lactation cookies a much needed nutritional boost.

Hemp Seeds: They are high in omega 3 and 6 fats. great fiber content and amino acids. They also have lots of magnesium (great for calcium absorption) and 10 grams of protein per 3 tablespoons!

Molasses: adds extra iron

Nuts and Seeds: provides more of those healthy fats as well as proteins.

So, here is the revised recipe. Hope you enjoy it as much as I (we) do.


1. Preheat the oven to 350

Ingredients:

Wet

• 3/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons molasses

Dry

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups of oats
• 1/2 cup of hempseed 
• 4 tablespoons of brewers yeast (you can add more to help boost your supply)
• Nuts and seeds of your choice (you can mix them in or place them on top)

Method

2. Mix together dry ingredients

3. Mix together wet ingredients and combine

(You can add more water if you find it hard to work with)

4. Form into balls (about 2-3 tablespoons worth)

(You can also add an almond in the centre)

5. Bake for around 10-15 minutes (depending on the thickness of your cookies).

Allow to cool and if you want them to last, tell family members that these lactation cookies work on everyone....otherwise you will be making these more often.

Note: yes, I purposefully made these cookies look like boobies!

Vegan Lactation Cookies

A what now?

These are cookies, that you can eat raw (because there are no eggs in them)  and are animal product free (aka no dairy) AND as a bonus, help a woman increase her milk supply when she is nursing her baby.

You know how they sometimes say, "If you want your milk to come in have a beer"? Well, this has all the benefits without the hangover. All kidding aside, its a great way to boost your milk supply without the effects of alcohol. 

Another bonus: They taste amazing!!!!

Here is what you will need and where to find it

•  1 cup coconut oil (Coconut oil can be bought at Costco. 1.5L tub for $25)

•  1 & 1/2 cups brown sugar or maple syrup

•  1 cup of water and an additional 4 tablespoons of water for the flaxseed meal

•  2 tablespoons flaxseed meal (This is just ground up flaxseed and can be found at Bulk Barn)

•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

•  2 cups flour

•  1 teaspoon baking soda

•  1 teaspoon salt

•  3 cups oats, thick cut

•  Optional 1 cup of chocolate, almonds, or any ingredients you like.

•  2-4 tablespoons of brewers yeast (Can be found at Bulk Barn).

Method

1) Mix together 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes. (This acts as an egg substitute. Since the cookies are better when slightly raw, eliminating the egg reduces any food dangers).

2) Mix together the coconut oil and sugar. You can melt the coconut oil and add the sugar/maple syrup.

3) Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to the coconut/sugar mix. 

4) Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and nuts/chocolate chips.

5) Add to coconut oil sugar mixture. Stir in oats then chips.

6) Form into cookie shapes and place onto cookie sheet.

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

They can be eaten raw as well since there are no harmful ingredients in them. 

If you don’t notice much of an increase the first time or if you need to increase your supply even more, add more brewers yeast.