These gluten free lactation cookies are modified from my sister-in-law’s regular oatmeal cookie recipe, by adding a variety of chocolate chips, nuts, and seeds, and making them gluten free.
They’re delicious and the perfect snack following a breastfeeding or pumping session. It was a lifesaver having a batch made in preparation for my son’s birth. Keith and I survived on these during late night feedings of Jules in his first few weeks of life. (That’s right, we had a baby! Jules, our first little one, was born on 5/23/2021 at 7:46pm!)
Simple ingredients, nothing fancy or obscure like other lactation cookie recipes….whip up a huge batch in just a few minutes. Enjoy!
This recipe makes over 50 cookies! Everyone in the family loves them, regardless of lactation abilities, so make sure to set aside a stash specifically for the mom’s benefit.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups cup for cup gluten free flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups gluten free rolled oats
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 white chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
- Sesame seeds to sprinkle on top
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350
- Line ungreased cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar
- Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed butter and sugar, beat until smooth
- In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon
- Add dry ingredients to wet
- Stir in oats and raisins
- Fold in pecans, macadamia nut, milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, and vanilla chocolate chips
- Use medium cookie scoop to drop cookies at least 1 inch apart
- Sprinkle tops of cookies with sesame seeds
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown
- Cool on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, transar to wire rack to finish cooling
- Store in air tight container on counter for up to 1 week, or freeze in ziplock bags
I don’t have any photos of the cookies because I forgot to take some (I’ll try to remember next time I make a batch)…my mom-brain is in full effect. I can only hold so many things in my mind now, and it’s usually Jules and trying to find my phone, which is constantly disappearing these days. 😂
