breastfeeding: Housepoet's Famous Lactation Boosting Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip & Flaxseed cookies

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@ 2006-03-14 09:18:00

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cookie recipe, lactation cookies, oatmeal cookies

Housepoet's Famous Lactation Boosting Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip & Flaxseed cookies

Housepoet's Famous Lactation Boosting Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip & Flaxseed cookies ™
Ingredients :

* 1 cup butter or marg
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 4 tablespoons water
* 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal*
* 2 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups oats, thick cut if you can get them
* 1 cup or more chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons of brewers yeast* (be generous)

Directions:

Preheat oven at 375 degrees F. Mix together 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes. Cream (beat well) margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mix well. Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to the margarine mix. Beat until blended. Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and chips. Add to margarine mixture. Stir in oats then chips. Scoop or drop onto baking sheet, preferably lined with parchment or silpat. The dough is a little crumbly, so it helps to use a scoop.

Bake 8-12 minutes, depending on size of cookies.

Serves: 6 dozen cookies

Preparation time: 15 minutes

*can be found at any local health food store.
*NOTE* IT MUST BE BREWERS YEAST, NO SUBSTITUTIONS.

I made these for a friend who's having supply issues and they were so flippin' good. You can feel yourself lactating as you nibble on them. ;) If you don't like chocolate, who doesn't like chocolate tho, you can substitute for carob chips, raisins, butterscotch chips, whatever.

If you would like to print this recipe out for distrubution please put the following:

Reprinted with permission

Noel Pickett
noel@breastfeedingisnormal.org
http://breastfeedingisnormal.org

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	amandavanessa 2006-03-14 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	My 3 yo was sitting on my lap and asked who the cookies were for. I told him "for mommies who don't make enough milk for their babies". He then lifted up his shirt and said "I need cookies, got no boobs". They look great! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lilith_storm 2006-03-14 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	Water meet screen What a clever guy you've got there. yep, I guess he qualifies for cookies. LOL (Reply to this) (Parent)

Boobless -

chloe_child, 2006-03-17 10:12 pm UTC

	rainingkisses 2006-03-14 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	humps the screen Yum. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	nymphae 2006-03-14 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	omg! i was thinking the same thing. they look great. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	beezer_bolt 2006-03-14 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	You've got 2 table spoons of flaxseed meal on their twice. Is that a typo or do we need 4 table spoons of flaxseed meal? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	haha typo! But the more flax seed the better! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	ercvt 2006-03-14 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	mmmmmmmmm yummy. A good way to get my oatmeal!!! I usually have my oatmeal in the am with brown sugar and craisins (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	you could totally put craisins in these oatmeal cookies! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lifedivine27 2006-03-14 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Those look awesome! (Reply to this)

	cali4niachef 2006-03-14 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	i am SO happy you posted this because i've got a great big bags of oats i wanted to use to make oatmeal cookies and i need to up my supply so i can restock my milk bank. i just noticed that you have 2TBSP of flaxseed meal listed twice, so isn't a 4tbsp of flaxseed meal? (Reply to this)

	psyko_kitty 2006-03-14 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	I can't believe you posted this when I have no kitchen. Seriously, no kitchen (except a fridge in my living room). Oh well - I guess I'll have something yummy to break in the new oven with. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	perhaps you should come and visit Friday and we can make these together. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	whooey22 2006-03-14 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	My first thought was "wow, I should make those" and my second thought was "My huband and his friends will eat them up on me" and that led into thinking "a house full of lacating guys would be pretty cool". (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	HAHAHAHA. Oh that would be a sight! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	eclecticmama 2006-03-14 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	Duuuuuuuude. I want to make these NOW! But I have no Brewer's Yeast and no desire to leave the house right now. Dang. I guess I could just leave it out, but... pout They look so yummy! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	magdalene156 2006-03-14 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	I am moving saturday (dallas to chicago) as soon as my pans and such are unpacked I am baking cookies! thanks for posting... and they have chocolate, mmmmm (Reply to this)

	transgressed 2006-03-14 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	awesome recipe! it's definately going in my memories =) (Reply to this)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	dude, don't leave it out, it's so super yum with it in there. and it's lactating goodness! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mop_top417 2006-03-14 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	OH geez, now I want these cookies! They look delicious. (Reply to this)

	anglbabysteph 2006-03-14 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	sigh dieting sucks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-14 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	make them without the chocolate chips and make them raisins, splenda and less sugar. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rebreckers 2006-03-14 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	all i have to say is housepoet rocks. and not just because i like her cookies. (Reply to this)

	youll_getoverit 2006-03-14 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to "veganize" this so hubby can have some! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rebreckers 2006-03-14 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	i have veganized it. use enrg egg replacer. works great. and vegan choc chips. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	aplaceinthefrog 2006-03-14 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	I was thinking about taking a trip to the grocery store when Brianna wakes up from her nap, now this settles it, I've got to try these cookies! (Reply to this)

	kittn 2006-03-14 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	drool my son saw it an is now intently signing for a cookie (Reply to this)

	nived32 2006-03-14 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	If I want to make a smaller supply (like 3 dozen :o) can I just cut the ingredients in half? I'm the only one lactating, and I wouldn't want anyone else to have them anyways, but 72 cookies alone is a lot! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	housepoet 2006-03-15 01:49 am UTC (link)
	ah, make the whole batch and freeze the rest in zip lock bags! That's what I alwasy do, and then I have cookies on hand when/if I need them! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lilith_storm 2006-03-14 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	Mmmmmmm drool (Reply to this)

	wickedgillie 2006-03-15 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Brewers yeast and flaxseed meal are cool when you're pregnant, yes? Definitely think I will be making these before the week is out. I am running low on my More Milk Too tincture and they take bloody forever to ship when you order online. Grazie!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-15 02:26 am UTC (link)
	I've never seen anything that says you can't have it whilst pregnant. That might be something I want to look up tho. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hippyfeet 2006-03-15 02:30 am UTC (link)
	I have been looking for a recipe for oatmeal cookies! You are the shiznet! (Reply to this)

	gimmestarbucks 2006-03-15 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	This is going to sound so lame and feel free to say no but if I gave you money for supplies and shipping and all that jazz do you think you could make me a batch and ship it out to me? I am so domestically challenged that it borders on pathetic. I'd really love to try them though, so let me know! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-16 01:32 am UTC (link)
	I don't see why not. The only problem is that I'm in the middle of college, planning a wedding, pregnant and have a 2.5 year old. So I don't think that I would have the time. I'm so sorry. But really, normally I would totally do that. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cali4niachef 2006-03-16 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	housepoet, i made the cookies today and they rock! they are SO hearty and yummy. i didn't have any brewer's yeast but they turned out fine. i added more chocolate chips because you can never have enough :) thanks! (Reply to this)

	kitsiana 2006-03-17 04:41 am UTC (link)
	I just made these and the first 2 dozen are cooling whilst the third is baking. They taste great! I used baking M&m's because they're magic cookies. If I don't stop eating them soon, my boobs wil explode with ilk overload. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	housepoet 2006-03-17 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	I love them. I think I should make some more sometime soon. mmm m&m's! (Reply to this) (Parent)