Lactation Cookies- Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Egg, & Refined Sugar Free (Nut free option)

Lactation Cookies/No Bake Refrigerator Cookies

Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Egg, & Refined Sugar Free

Nut & Chocolate Free Versions 

 

1/2 cup Coconut Oil
1/2 cup Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, or your favorite seed butter
1/3 cup sweetner of choice (maple syrup, coconut crystals, honey, etc)
3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
Pinch of Sea Salt
1/2 cup Pumpkin or Sunflower Seeds (optional, but if you don't use them you may need more oats)
1/4 to 1 cup flax meal (how much fiber do you want)
4 tbsp brewer's yeast  
3 cups or less Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (if you need it to be GF, be sure to buy GF oats)

  
  

Melt coconut oil & nut/seed butter in a large pot over a medium low heat. Add your sweetner of choice. Stir till it melts in. Turn off the heat. 

 

Add cocoa powder, salt, flax, pumpkin seeds &  brewers yeast. Stir well. 

 

Slowly add oats till you reach the desired consistency. It most likely won't take all 3 cups unless you have omitted the flax and pumpkin seeds. Taste test & adjust flavor to your liking. This is the point where I typically derail and the mixture never makes it to the next step. I just sit back with a bowl of deliciousness. Who needs cookies, I've got a spoon!

 

Spread mixture so that it is about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick on a jelly roll pan that has been lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate till solid but still soft, about 30 minutes. If you miss the point that they are easy to cut, you can always let them sit out on the counter till they are just right. Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They also freeze well, but will need to partially defrost before serving.

Note* I never make these in a single batch. I typically make this recipe in a large stock pot and quadruple the recipe, which fits nicely onto two of my large jelly roll pans.

*Chocolate Free Version- 

These are still delicious without the chocolate. I'd add 1 tsp of vanilla and some dried fruit for pizzazz. Cherries are my favorite. If you use large pieces of fruit, such as dried apricots, be sure to chop them before adding to the melted mixture.

**Non Lactation Version- 

Leave out the brewer's yeast.