So I made lactation cookies...

adoxyinherear · January 2013

And I can't stop eating them! They're so good. I mean, they're good for me as much as any cookie can be, but they're still cookies. I guess I won't be losing these last few pounds until we're done nursing...

nanabanana06 · January 2013

I made a batch too and they are good. Too bad I found out a few days later that little man isn't gaining weight nursing and we switched to formula.

bluebonnetmeg · January 2013

I have made and eaten a total of five batches since the boys arrived. Embarrassed

big_noise · January 2013

I made those while nursing DD. And LOL, DH got to a lot of them faster than me! I had a hard time bringing myself to eat something with that much butter in them though, because I don't eat a lot of cookies in general. But they were super good.

orangegoggles · January 2013

I want to make these this week, do you have a good recipe you used or did you just google something?

october_artist · January 2013

I try to stick to only one a day.......doesn't always happen. lol

I make a batch and freeze them, just pull one out whenever I need a milk boost/sweet fix!

ETA: Not sure if they really do boost my milk, I luckily haven't had to really need it, but jeeze - they sure do taste good!

KJsbabe · January 2013

I know what you mean! I make a batch like once a week because I eat them all the time! Actually, since they're so fiber-full, I'll have two or three for a snack and they'll fill me up and prevent me from excess snacking. So, don't count out weight loss completely!

KJsbabe · January 2013

pangnl79:
I want to make these this week, do you have a good recipe you used or did you just google something?

I googled it until I found a recipe that sounded good. Here's the one I use:

Major Milk Makin' Cookies

1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1 3/4 c. oats

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3/4 c. almond butter or peanut butter

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 c. flax

3 T brewer's yeast

1/3 c. water

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 large eggs

2 c. (12oz) chocolate chips

1 c. chopped nuts of your choice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.

In a large bowl, beat almond butter, butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, brewer's yeast, flax and water until creamy.

Mix in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Mix in nuts and chocolate chips. Add oats slowly, mixing along the way.

Place balls of dough onto greased baking sheets or baking stones. Bake 12 mins

adoxyinherear · January 2013

bluebonnetmeg:
I have made and eaten a total of five batches since the boys arrived.

They're SO good. It's hard to resist!

pangnl79:
I want to make these this week, do you have a good recipe you used or did you just google something?

I used this one:

https://www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-lactation-cookies-by-noel-trujillo-192346

I used 3/4 cup of each sugar (could probably have gone down to half cup of each), and substituted half whole wheat flour with the white. I used 4 tbsp. of brewer's yeast. And I added walnuts, almonds, and dried cranberries.

andrea ri 80:
Does anybody know if they *really* work?
I ended up EPing (after DS wasn't transfering milk at 1 month old) and took everything in the book (fenugreek, reglan, domperidone, MM tea, oatmeal) and never got full supply..made me crazy, but I'd try it again since I'm a sucker for punishment..

I honestly don't know... DD hasn't been sleeping great and waking up to nurse (the longest 4 month wakeful ever), and I found when I pumped at night I wasn't hardly getting anything and she slept GREAT after DH just gave her a 5 oz. bottle one night when I was away. So, I decided to make these, and ate too many yesterday! I woke up this morning uncomfortably full (which hasn't happened in awhile), and DD STTN. I'm hoping it's not a fluke, though I have no idea if the cookies are responsible.

orangegoggles · January 2013

KJsbabe:
pangnl79:
I want to make these this week, do you have a good recipe you used or did you just google something?
I googled it until I found a recipe that sounded good. Here's the one I use:
Major Milk Makin' Cookies
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 3/4 c. oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 c. almond butter or peanut butter
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. flax
3 T brewer's yeast
1/3 c. water
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
2 c. (12oz) chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts of your choice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
In a large bowl, beat almond butter, butter, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, brewer's yeast, flax and water until creamy.
Mix in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Mix in nuts and chocolate chips. Add oats slowly, mixing along the way.

Place balls of dough onto greased baking sheets or baking stones. Bake 12 mins

Thanks! I'm going to give them a try this week

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