Chewy Double-Chocolate Lactation Cookies

This is the best lactation cookie recipe that I've tried. It's chewy and chocolaty, and it doesn't skimp on the key lactation ingredients: oatmeal, brewer's yeast, flax, and walnuts.

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

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• ½ cup water
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup flaxseed meal
• ¼ 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.