Peanut Butter Lactation Cookies
These delicious peanut butter lactation cookies are packed with yummy ingredients that will nourish your body and boost your milk supply for baby!
As a breastfeeding mama, it is important to nourish your body and support your body’s work to produce breast milk. But it’s also important to have a treat on hand! 😉
These peanut butter lactation cookies will become your new favorite mom treat to eat yourself and share with a friend!
Ingredients for Milk Supply
1) Oats – Honestly, there are no studies to definitively prove that oats boost milk supply, however, millions of women have seen a boost in supply when consuming oats. Oats are high in iron and other minerals that help to replenish a woman’s depleted iron from childbirth and nourish the whole body.
2) Coconut – Coconut is a unique saturated fat that supports a woman’s hormones when producing milk and creates richer, fattier, more nutritious breast milk for baby. Saturated fats nourishes baby’s brain as he/she continues to grow and develop.
3) Brewers Yeast – Brewers yeast is rich in B vitamins, chromium, iron, and protein. It supports a woman’s overall health and nutrition, boosts energy, and promotes milk production.
4) Peanut Butter – While peanut butter doesn’t necessarily help with lactation, it IS a source of protein. Protein is essential to fuel a woman’s body as she burns extra calories to produce milk for baby.
How to Make Peanut Butter Lactation Cookies
1) Preheat the oven to 350 F and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2) Combine the butter, peanut butter, vanilla, an egg, and maple syrup in a bowl and cream together.
3) In a separate bowl, combine flour, coconut, oats, brewers yeast, salt, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder and whisk together.
4) Slowly add in the dry ingredient mixture with the wet ingredients and mix until well combine.
5) Scoop the cookies onto a cookie sheet, leaving space in between.
6) Press each cookie down in a crisscross pattern with a fork.
7) Bake for 9-11 minutes and allow the cookies to cool before baking.
Frequently Asked Questions
1) How long can I store these cookies? The cookies should be sealed in an airtight container and will store for up to a week.
2) Can I freeze these cookies? Yes! These cookies are a great make-ahead snack to throw in the freezer for your postpartum season!
3) Do I have to press the cookies with a fork? Yes! These cookies do not spread on their own and will cook in a lump if they are not pressed down beforehand.
Whether you are making these delicious lactation cookies for yourself or a new mama in your life, you will love the combination of peanut butter and oats that is both nourishing and supports lactation!
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Peanut Butter Lactation Cookies
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minutesThese delicious peanut butter lactation cookies are packed with yummy ingredients that will nourish you and help your body produce more breast milk for baby!
Ingredients
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup natural peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 cup flour
4 tbsp brewers yeast
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the butter, peanut butter, vanilla, an egg, and maple syrup in a bowl and cream together.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, coconut, oats, brewers yeast, salt, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder and whisk together.
- Slowly add in the dry ingredient mixture with the wet ingredients and mix until well combine.
- Scoop the cookies onto a cookie sheet, leaving space in between.
- Press each cookie down in a crisscross pattern with a fork.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes and allow the cookies to cool before baking.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
