Pistachio Lactation Cookies

Servings

15 cookies

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

10-12 minutes

Cuisine

Baking

Category

Snack

These yummy cookies are powered by pistachio butter, dark chocolate, flaxseed, powdered dates, walnuts and nutritional yeast!

These cookies contain superfoods which helps ensure that the moms or moms-to-be are well nourished.

They contain galactagogues foods (oat flour, nutritional yeast, flaxseed). A galactagogue food is thought to boost your production of breast milk.

Pistachio Lactation Cookies

Ingredients

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    • 3 tablespoons milled flaxseed

      (can use whole flaxseed & mill it with your own grinder)

    • 7 tablespoons unsweetened oat milk

      (can use any unsweetened nut milk)

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    • 1/2 cup oat flour & 1/2 cup gluten free flour

      (can use any flour that you prefer)

    • 2/3 cup Pistachio Butter

    • 1 1/3 cup powered dates

    • 5 tablespoons nutritional yeast

    • 1/2 cup 70% chocolate wafers, roughly chopped

      (1/4 cup will go in batter and 1/4 cup will be for garnishing)

      (can use whichever % of chocolate that you prefer)

    • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

    • 1 teaspoon baking soda

    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    • A pinch of salt

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F & line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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    1. Using a whisk, mix together the oat milk & flax in a small bowl. Set aside for a few minutes to let it thicken/ become gelatinous.

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    1. In an electric hand mixer or Kitchen Aid mixer, mix together the pistachio butter & powdered dates, so it blends all together well.

    2. Pour the flax egg mixture into the pistachio butter mixture, mix together. Then mix in the vanilla & salt.

    3. Add in the nutritional yeast, mix altogether.

      (If the batter appears thick, add and mix in 1 tablespoon of oat milk.)

    4. Add in the oat flour, gluten free flour & baking soda. Mix until just combined, do not over mix.

    5. Stir in 1/4 cup chocolate & walnuts. Make sure your dough mixture is very well combined.

    6. Form the cookie dough mixture into 15 balls and place onto your baking sheet. Press down lightly to flatten. Use the remainder of chocolate to garnish before placing in oven.

    7. Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on top. Enjoy!

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