Healthy-ish Lactation Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups turbinado sugar
• 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 4 tablespoons water
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 tablespoons brewer's yeast
• 3 cups old fashioned oats (extra thick)
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (large flakes)
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f and put parchment paper down on a large cookie sheet.
• 2 combine 2 tb flax seed meal with 4 tb water in a small bowl. set aside.
• 3 place butter and sugar in large bowl. use hand mixer to cream until light and fluffy. add flax/water mixture (will be very gelatinous) and mix well. add in eggs one at a time, mixing well. lastly, add vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.
• 4 in a medium bowl, mix flours, sea salt, baking soda and brewer's yeast.
• 5 in a few batches, add dry ingredients in medium bowl to the butter/sugar mixture in the large bowl. mix thoroughly (you may have to switch to a wooden spoon during this step, as the dough gets thick!).
• 6 add in oats, chocolate chips, coconut flakes and almonds, mixing well.
• 7 scoop dough onto cookie sheet with space between the cookies.
• 8 bake for about 15 minutes or until desired brownness is achieved.
• 9 remove from oven, let sit in pan for a few minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.