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Healthy, vegan, gluten free lactation cookies stacked on a wooden cutting board.
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Gluten Free Lactation Cookies

These healthy gluten free lactation cookies are perfect for nursing moms! These vegan cookies are low in sugar, easy to make, store well, and contain wholesome ingredients to help boost milk supply & production for breastfeeding. They also happen to be delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 104kcal
Author: Anjali Shah

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
  • Pour 1.5 cups of oats into a blender, and process them into a fine flour. (Don't take the blender lid off right away-- set the blender aside while the flour settles.)
  • In a large bowl combine the ground flax seeds with the water, and stir well to mix. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
  • Add in the coconut oil, coconut sugar, debittered brewer's yeast, vanilla, baking soda, and salt, and stir again until well combined.
  • Gradually stir in the oat flour until a dough is formed, then fold in the 1 cup of oats and dark chocolate chips.
  • Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons onto the lined baking sheet, then use your fingers or a back of the spoon to flatten the cookies.
  • Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges.
  • At 10 minutes your cookies will be crisp around the edges but nice and soft in the center (they’ll become more crispy the longer you bake them). Let the cookies cool before serving.

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Notes

  • Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, store on the counter at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1-2 days. Note: these cookies will get a little soft the day after being baked if you store them at room temperature. So storing in the fridge is the best option to help them last longer and keep them a little firmer. 
  • These cookies can be frozen too! Simply let them cool and put them in an airtight container or freezer bag with parchment separating them.
  • When you place the cookies on the baking sheet, leave a little room between them to allow for spread.
  • The dough can be a little crumbly, so it might be easier if you use a spoon or cookie scoop to place the dough balls on the baking pan. Alternatively, you can rest the dough in the fridge for about an hour to make it easier to scoop, but then your cookies will turn out slightly flat (they will still taste great though!)
  • Add some chocolate chips for those with a sweet tooth!
  • You can get brewers yeast from health food stores, or in the health food isles of supermarkets. It’s a bit cheaper to buy brewers yeast from supermarkets than from health food stores. My favorite gluten free brewer's yeast brand is Anthony's Brewer's Yeast.
  • Do not substitute the brewers yeast. That’s one of the main ingredients that helps these cookies to boost milk supply!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 0.02mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g