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Lactation Cookies (Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip with Butterscotch!)

August 12, 2014 by Audra 28 Comments

Lactation Cookies (Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip with Butterscotch!)

Ok- I admit this may be the weirdest cookie I’ve posted on The Baker Chick. I am aware that this recipe may only be appealing to a very specific demographic, but rather than emailing the recipe out with all my notes scribbled in, I figured this is my blog and I’ll post breastfeeding cookies if I want to!! (Last week was breasfeeding awareness month so thereyago.)

A dear friend of mine has been working to up her milk supply and so I thought I’d bake her up a special batch of delicious, chewy, oatmeal, chocolate chip & butterscotch cookies that happen to have a few ingredients that help boost supply: Oatmeal, flax meal (easy to find,) and brewers yeast (harder to find but I bought a huge jar from Amazon.)

Lactation Cookies (Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip with Butterscotch!)

These cookies taste awesome and the extra ingredients don’t seem to make much of a difference flavor-wise. Of all the ways to help a new Mama boost her supply- this has to be the most delicious. I of course added some flaky sea salt on top which made them even better!

A funny story is that I posted on my local Mom’s group that I had a bunch of extra lactation cookies hanging around in case anyone needed some. Turns out lots of them did and 3 Mamas came over to pick them up- some even offering to pay me. (Black market lactation cookie business anyone?)

Now- I have to say that I don’t necessarily need any help in the milk-making department, but I did have 3 of these cookies and they definitely made a difference! I think they totally work. I have a new special gift to send my new nursing Mama friends. (Though if the new Dads like these cookies as much as Andy did I may need to send extras!)

And if you made it this far- here is a bonus baby picture! :D

HugoToes

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Lactation Cookies (Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Butterscotch)
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
  • 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg plus 1 yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup brewers yeast
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2½ cups old- fashioned oats
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • ½ cup butterscotch chips
  • Sea Salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl stir together the flax and water. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Add the egg, yolk and vanilla and beat on high until creamy. Stir in the flax mixture.
  3. Sprinkle the flour, brewers yeast, soda, powder, and salt over the butter mixture and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Fold in the oats, chocolate chips and butterscotch.
  4. Scoop dough into rounded mounds and place a cookie sheet. Use your fingers to flatten the rounds slightly. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  5. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden.
Notes
Don't skip the oats, brewers yeast or flax- those are the ingredients that help with lactation!

Recipe adapted from: All Recipes
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  1. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:48 am

    I don’t have kids, but I love you for posting these. Rock on mama!

    Reply
  2. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:48 am

    Go Audra!!!! Pinned as I’m expecting in November and last time I could have used some of these yummy cookies :)

    Reply
  3. Stefanie @ Sarcastic Cooking says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:03 am

    These cookies are sooo good. I love the addition of the butterscotch! I definitely would recommend leaving out the word lactation when your husband asks what kind of cookies these are. It’s way funnier to wait until he has eaten ten then tell him they increase your milk supply.

    Reply
  4. Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:29 am

    No babies and just here for the cute baby pictures :)

    Reply
  5. Jessica says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:41 am

    I love this! I just had a baby 2 weeks ago and have lots of friends who are expecting or already welcomed their little one this year. I will definitely give these a try for my own personal stash and for other mama friends. What mama doesn’t love a sweet treat that helps with lactation too? :) those long nights call for some extra sugar! Congrats on your adorable baby!

    Reply
  6. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    August 12, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    Add me to that list! Ha I’m all for cookies on the blackmarket from you;-)

    Reply
  7. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    August 12, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    I love that you shared these!! Can I eat some even if I don’t need to boost my supply? :)

    Reply
  8. tara says

    August 12, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Hahah this post is awesome. You should totally start an underground lactation cookie company :) I can’t wait to (one day) try these cookies out. They look delicious and what a fun excuse to eat cookies!

    Reply
  9. Annie @ Annie's City Kitchen says

    August 12, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Hey a cookie is still a cookie! I’d gladly eat it!

    Hugo is such a little nugget!

    Reply
  10. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    …..I want these cookies….but…I have no bambino yet….

    hmmmmm. Pinning for future reference! lol

    Reply
  11. Emily @ Life on Food says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    Haha, I think if I told my husband they were lactation cookies they would be all mine. And it would be wonderful!!

    Reply
  12. Cory says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    If eating these meant I could put my toes in my mouth, I’d DO IT!

    Reply
  13. jessie (Bec's sis) says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    Yum! thank you!

    Reply
  14. Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    I have been reading about these kinds of cookies. I am so glad you posted!

    Reply
  15. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    I definitely need to make these but will have to omit the name if I serve them to others haha.

    Reply
  16. Jess @ Sweet Menu says

    August 13, 2014 at 5:53 am

    Tehe these cookies look delicious! Love the butterscotch chips!

    Reply
  17. Meriem @ Culinary Couture says

    August 13, 2014 at 11:04 am

    Fenugreek is also really great to use in lactation cookies! These sound delicious, I’m sending them to all my breastfeeding friends!

    Reply
  18. Joanne says

    August 14, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    Well now I know what to make for all the new soon-to-be mothers in my life! And there are quite a few.

    Reply
  19. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    August 15, 2014 at 10:20 am

    LOVE that you posted these! I’ve heard of them but haven’t tried them yet — keeping them in mind for when I need a little boost in the supply (slash need a cookie ;)).

    Reply
  20. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says

    August 17, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    oh my gawd, I love these! I totally needed these when I was breastfeeding. My supply sucked and my Korean mom did everything humanly possible to try to make my milk production better. . but nothing seemed to work. and you don’t want to know what she was feeding me. . and Hugo is a doll!

    Reply
    • Audra says

      August 17, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks Alice :)

      Reply
  21. kate (domestikate) says

    August 20, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    Audra, these look delicious! I tried a couple other recipes for lactation cookies a few months ago as a new mama and the results were just ok. I love butterscotch oatmeal cookies, I cant wait to give these a try!

    Reply
  22. rachel says

    August 26, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    That’s so funny you posted these because my friend just made me some and sent them to me in the NICU with my 38 +3 week corrected preemie. Unfortunately my supply stinks and these aren’t helping BUT I’m hoping if I devour just a bunch at once it will make a difference! Thanks for bringing these to the light for everybody who doesn’t know about them!

    Reply
  23. bankingonkismet says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:32 am

    i’m not sure where I can find brewer’s yeast and i so badly want to make it this weekend. Is there any substitute I can use?

    Super thanks!

    Reply
    • Audra says

      December 3, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Brewers Yeast is essential for the “Lactation” aspect of these cookies… I got mine on Amazon!

      Reply
  24. Lisa says

    April 30, 2016 at 9:56 am

    Hi Audra – congratulations on Fiona! I had a baby girl Abby on March 21st. I’m hoping to make these cookies this weekend for myself and for my new Mom’s nursing group. I’m meeting them in Monday. :). What size cookie scoop should I use to bake? The really big one or the ‘tablespoon’ – medium’ sized one?

    Reply
  25. best lactation bars says

    July 5, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    good site

    Reply
  26. Amanda says

    May 15, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    Can’t comment on supply boost or not, but I’ve just finished baking a batch and eaten one. Delicious!!! Definitely going to be making more.

    Reply

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