Nursing Yummies

A month or so ago, I came across a website that mentioned pumpkin lactation cookies. Intrigued, I clicked on the link and found this recipe. Don't those just look and sound super yummy? I have to say, I'm really excited to try these cookies in a couple of months! My favorite cookies are pumpkin chocolate chip anyway. Also, I had a really hard time keeping my milk supply up with Evie, and it can't hurt to try such a fun, easy, and yummy-sounding idea to help me nurse my baby longer. Worst case scenario: the cookies don't actually help increase my milk supply, but I've still found another yummy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe to make.
Personally, I don't like nuts, so I'm going to try and make the cookies without them. I'll be sure to post about our reaction to them, but it'll have to wait quite a while until after this baby is born and I'm feeling ready to do some cooking again. Also, it will be a fun adventure looking for flaxseed meal and brewer's yeast--does anyone have any suggestions? Enjoy!

If the link above somehow doesn't work, go to this website for the recipe:
http://www.whyclothdiaper.com/2011/09/04/pumpkin-nut-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-lactation-cookies/
Also, I've copy/pasted the whole thing below in bold print.


Yes, you heard me. PUMPKIN LACTATION COOKIES. If you haven’t ruined your keyboard with drool, read on and be prepared to bake up the most life changing lactation cookie you’ll ever taste. I’m anxious for fall and this cookie is perfect.
DISCLAIMER: This recipe was inspired by a friend’s awesome pumpkin cookie recipe and a standard lactation cookie recipe, then edited, tweaked, and crafted by yours truly. Please only share respectfully and give credit where it is due. I would love for you to share this with your friends, but please do not pass it off as your own. Additionally, you may have seen this recipe on The Ginger Kid’s blog, which is also my blog; however, is no longer in use. So please do not think that this recipe has been stolen. Enjoy!
I am a big fan of lactation cookies. They’re delicious, and for me, they’ve worked the best at maintaining my supply! Well, it’s fall time and I took the traditional Lactation Cookie recipe and added some fall flavor! This recipe is a tweaked version of a pumpkin cookie recipe that was given to me by a friend. When she gave it to me, I just couldn’t justify making cookies that weren’t going to be alternatively beneficial to me! You can use other types of ingredients in here, but I’m posting the recipe the way that I make it. For instance, you can choose all-purpose flour if you wish to, etc. You can even substitute the butter for 1 1/2 c. of unsweetened applesauce if you’d like! Additionally, if you don’t feel particularly like lactation, take out the brewer’s yeast and flax seed; although, they’re very healthy for you even if you’re not nursing! And yes, men can eat these without producing milk! Just don’t tell him what they are. Be sneaky!
Ingredients that you cannot substitute: Oats, brewer’s yeast, flax seed meal.

Pumpkin Nut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies!

Ingredents:

• 4 c. whole wheat flour
• 3 c. old-fashioned oats (uncooked)
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 3 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1 1/2 c. unsalted butter (softened)
• 2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 tbsp. water
• 1 tbsp. flaxseed meal
• 2-4 tbsp. brewer’s yeast
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 16oz. can of pumpkin
• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 c. chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small bowl combine the water and the flaxseed meal; let sit for 5 minutes.
3. In one bowl, combine flour, baking soda, yeast, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
5. Slowly beat in the sugars.
6. Add vanilla, egg, and flaxseed mixture. Beat until smooth.
7. Add pumpkin and mix well.
8. Slowly add your dry ingredients and beat until well mixed.
9. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and nuts. (Tip: I use my hands in order to get the oats completely covered. If they’re not covered, your cookies will have dry, flaky, uncooked oats in them.)
10. Place dough in 1.5 inch lumps, 1-2 inches apart, with a medium scoop. You can use a spoon, but the scoop makes awesome looking cookies!
11. Bake for 13-15 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
12. Remove from oven and transfer from cookie sheet immediately to a cooling rack.

Yields 6 Dozen.
If you get a chance to make these – please let me know what you think! And don’t be surprised if your non-boobie-feeding friends steal them while they’re at your house!