{"id":22175,"date":"2014-06-10T08:06:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=22175"},"modified":"2021-02-13T12:07:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T17:07:52","slug":"carrot-cake-lactation-breakfast-cookies-for-new-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/carrot-cake-lactation-breakfast-cookies-for-new-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Cake Lactation Cookies for New Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"

These slightly-sweet and very satisfying carrot cake lactation cookies are a great treat to bring new moms, as it helps stimulate milk production thanks to the addition of brewer’s yeast and rolled oats.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Can I confess something? When Kaitlyn was a newborn, and nearly never let me put her down, I — like so many new moms! — found myself eating on the fly, grabbing snacks off of Hailey’s plate or finding things in the kitchen that I could eat one-handed.<\/p>\n

More than once, these lactation “breakfast” cookies also served as lunch, dinner and between-meal snacks, with a few pieces of fruit on the side.<\/p>\n

I made the cookie only slightly sweet and full of goodness like carrots, raisins, nuts and coconut oil to make it a delicious and decently nutritious option for a new breastfeeding mom to grab as part of breakfast or for a great one-handed snack.<\/p>\n

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The secret with these, as with other lactation cookies is the addition of brewer\u2019s yeast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It stimulates milk supply, as do rolled oats, which are also in these cookies.<\/p>\n

I did learn not to have more than two at a time — while taste-testing, I once ate three, and WOW-ZAH, my milk was out. of. control. <\/strong>(I wasn\u2019t up for experiencing that again.)<\/p>\n

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The cookies come together fairly quickly in a typical mix your dry ingredients\u2026then add your wet ingredients and stir kind of way.<\/p>\n

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(Look at little Hailey helping me in the kitchen!)<\/p>\n

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You could also mix, form and freeze the dough balls to bake on an as-needed basis.<\/p>\n

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So whip yourself up a batch (whether you are breastfeeding or not\u2026 I had to convince David that they wouldn\u2019t cause him to spontaneously lactate) or bring some to a new mom who will certainly appreciate and devour any food , but will really appreciate a helpful cookie!<\/p>\nPrint<\/a><\/span>

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