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16 April 2013

Lactation cookies

Mama's Milkin' Cookies

Ingredients (makes aprox 40 cookies) * 1 cup butter (preferably with olive oil or flaxseed oil), softened * 1 cup sugar * 1 cup organic brown sugar * 4 tbsp water * 2 tbsp flaxseed meal * 2 large, omega 3 eggs * 1 tsp vanilla extract * 2 cups whole wheat flour * 1 tsp baking soda * 1 tsp salt * 3 cups of thick cut oats * 1 cup dark chocolate chips * 1/2 cup of slivered almonds * 4 tbsp of brewer's yeast (this is the main ingredient for milk production)

* Preheat over to 375 degrees F * Mix flaxseed meal and water, set aside * Sift together dry ingredients (flour, brewer's yeast, salt and soda), set aside * Blend butter and sugars well * Blend in eggs, one at a time * Stir in flaxseed mix and add vanilla, mix well * Add dry mixture in three equal parts * Stir in oats, chocolate chips and almonds * drop on backing sheet 1 inch apart (I use parchment paper so they don't stick and for easy cleanup) * Bake 12-15 mins, cool on rack