Makes 5 dozen cookies - an excellent make-ahead food to prepare for while waiting for baby. Freeze 2/3 of the cookies in ziplock baggies, and they are there to grab whenever you are desperate for a meal, whether it's breakfast, a missed dinner, or middle of the night breastfeeding munchies. These cookies are delicious, and full of nutrients your body needs to heal and feed a growing baby!
xo Sarah Vine, Glow Doula
Ingredients
2 c oats
1 1/4 c whole wheat flour
1 c high fiber cereal (any sort! I used this Trader Joe's kind last)
1/2 c wheat germ
1/2 c oat bran
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 c seeds - can be sesame, hemp, pumpkin, sunflower, flax, chia
1 c butter, room temperature (or coconut oil)
1 c applesauce
2 eggs
2/3 c brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 c chopped almonds and walnuts
1 c rasins or cranberries,
1 c chopped dates
1 c dark chocolate chunks
Method
Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie pans with baking paper. Combine all dry ingredients.
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
Add dry ingredients a bit at a time, until mixed.
Stir in nuts, rasins or cranberries, dates and chocolate bits.
Form golf ball sized cookies, flatten onto cookie sheets 1 inch apart. Bake 13/15 minutes, cool, enjoy!
Benefits
Oats and oat bran - iron, also known to increase lactation
Wheat germ - vitamin E, zinc, B vitamin folate
High fiber bran cereal - good digestion regulation
Seeds and nuts - good sources of essential DHA fats important for infant (and mother) brain development
Walnuts - omega 3, calcium, iron, vitamin B6
Almonds - increase milk production
Dates, raisins and cranberries - iron, carbohydrates, potassium, help regulate the gut.
Dark chocolate - makes you happy! And that is always a good thing.