Lactation Cookies Easy And Healthy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

If name of these cookies scares you a little you should try my Classic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies instead!

Lactation Cookies Are Delicious Oatmeal Cookies With Added Health Benefits!

Like I said above, don’t let the name of these cookies scare you! You won’t spontaneously start lactating if you have one (eww). I am not nursing nor pregnant and I make these all the time.

Lactation Cookies Are Delicious Oatmeal Cookies With Added Health Benefits!Why Are They Called Lactation Cookies?These Easy Oatmeal Cookies Are Actually For Everyone!Get the Recipe

I did start making these cookies years back when I WAS nursing, but have never thought to share the recipe. But since I do get frequent requests for a Lactation Cookie recipe from you guys whether it be via email or Instagram DM, and figured why not? PLUS, they’re just a good cookie all around. And if you’re looking to pack a little bit of nutrition into a cookie, this is a fantastic recipe…just call them Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and your husband won’t know the difference 😉

Why Are They Called Lactation Cookies?

I first heard of Lactation or Breastfeeding Cookies a long time ago, and I am assuming they’ve been around longer than that. But when I was nursing, the thought of these sparked my interest, because any reason to eat a cookie and I am IN!

I’m No Scientist

Let me start my saying I am not a nutritionist, nor do I have any background in the science, but in my research I found that paired with a well rounded, nutritious diet, and plenty of hydration these cookies are full of producing ingredients like:

Oats: Contain saponins (an immune-stimulating compound that may help increase levels of prolactin) which is a key hormone for milk production, along with fiber and antioxidants.Flax Seed Meal: Contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids which are essential for developing a baby’s immune system and also known to prevent allergies.Brewer’s Yeast: This is the ingredient I don’t know much about, but it’s in every Breastfeeding Cookie recipe I came across. It does, however, have tons of B vitamins, which are good for everyone!

AND I added some extra nutrition-boosting ingredients to mine:

Walnuts: Contain antioxidants and Omega-3sRaisins: Contains iron, fiber, and antioxidantsCoconut: High in copper and iron, manganese, and antioxidant

These Easy Oatmeal Cookies Are Actually For Everyone!

I will tell you from personal experience that if you do make these for your family, just call them Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies…because that is essentially what they are. The SECOND you try and give your husband a “Lactation Cookie” he will turn and walk away. Trust me, it’s happened in my house. But since these cookies are loaded with healthy bits, I make them for my kids a lot and they never know the difference. They are truly soft, flavor packed cookies that you will get a little boost knowing they have some more added nutrition than a regular cookie.