Raspberry & Chocolate Lactation Cookies
These cookies are just delicious! The whole family will love them. I discovered these on @panaceas_pantry’s Instagram and I had to make them.
If you make a double batch of these in Trimester 3 and freeze them, your future postpartum you will be extremely grateful! Can you imagine how good you will feel pulling these out of the freezer and munching on them once thawed?
The key ingredient here is Brewer's yeast. This is what is called a galactagogue, which has been shown to support and increase milk supply for breastfeeding mummas. Oats are also a galactagogue. The option to add collagen in these cookies too is great to help keep you fuller for longer and stabilise your blood sugar - super important in pregnancy and postpartum.
I have made these without the collagen or Brewers Yeast too, so if you don’t have them on hand, don't worry they are great without too!
Ingredients:
125 / ½ cup butter, melted and cooled (swap for coconut oil if dairy-free)
1 egg, at room temp
130–170 / 3/4-1 cup coconut sugar
36g / 3 T flax seeds, ground
2 Tbsp brewers yeast
240g / 2 cups almond meal
135g / 1 ½ cups rolled oats (certified GF if needed)
50g / ½ cup collagen powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp fine salt
85g / ½ cup chocolate chips
60g / ½ cup fresh or frozen raspberries
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 C
Line 2 x baking trays and set aside.
Into a large mixing bowl, add the melted butter, egg, sugar and flax seeds. Whisk together until thick and uniform.
Add all remaining ingredients except the raspberries and chocolate chips. Mix well, using your hands if needed. The mix will seem dry at first but keep kneading it - it will come together.
Once a dough has formed gently fold through choc chips and raspberries.
Take approx 2 Tbsp worth of dough (50g) and shape/roll into a ball. Flatten slightly into a disc, and place on the prepared tray. Repeat, spacing 6 cookies per tray. They will spread!
Bake each tray for approx 15 minutes (some are perfect at 15, but your oven may be different). Remove from oven. If cookies have spread a little unevenly you can press the outer edges to make them look round again - but do it while it's still warm.
Allow cookies to cool for 20 mins on the tray, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.