Chewy Double-Chocolate Lactation Cookies

Here are the best lactation cookies for new moms. They're chewy, chocolaty, and packed full of the good stuff: oatmeal, brewer's yeast, flax, and walnuts.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 17 mins
• Calories: 177 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.33333334326744 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup flaxseed meal
• 0.25 cup brewers' yeast

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Beat sugar, butter, and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add water, egg, and vanilla extract and mix well. Add flour, flaxseed meal, cocoa powder, yeast, salt, and baking soda. Mix well. Fold oats, chocolate chips, and walnuts into the dough.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.