Milk Makin' Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 25 cookies

Author: Leah K. Egwuatu

Prep time: 7 MinCook time: 11 MinTotal time: 18 Min

you'd NEVER know these are lactation cookies, mamas! they are incredibly delicious, GF, vegan, and the perfect, healthy, sweet snack for nursing moms.

Ingredients

cookie batter

1 cup organic spelt flour (or 1 cup 1:1 gluten-free flour)
1 cup GF rolled oats
3/4 cup organic cane sugar or coconut sugar
4 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup water
4 tbsp ground flaxseed
1/2 cup honey roasted peanut butter
2 tbsp de-bittered brewers yeast
1 tsp organic vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp pink himalayan sea salt
1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a large pan with non-stick cooking spray (or line parchment paper)
combine dry ingredients (flour, oats, salt, sugar, yeast, baking soda) together in a large bowl
in a small bowl, add ground flaxseed and water. set aside for 5 minutes as you continue on
in another small bowl, melt peanut butter in the microwave in 25 sec increments (should only need 2, max 3); whisk in oil & vanilla and combine until smooth
add peanut butter mixture and flaxseed mixture to the dry mixture; begin by stirring slowly until dough just comes together. add chocolate chips (save a few for the cookie tops!)
spoon about 2 tbsp of dough into your hand and roll into a ball. place the ball on the pan and press down slightly (add those chocolate chips on top now)
bake for 11-12 min on 350 degrees