Best Lactation Cookie Bars Recipes

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Provided by Monique Volz of AmbitiousKitchen.com

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 13

¼ cup flaxseed meal
½ cup water
1 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups oat flour, gluten free if desired*
¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats, gluten free if desired
¼ cup brewer's yeast** (get the debittered kind if possible)
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips, dairy free if desired
Maldon sea salt, for sprinkling the tops of the cookies

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, mix together flaxseed meal and water; let it sit for 5 minutes while you get all your other ingredients ready.
After 5 minutes the 'flaxegg' will be ready and you can add in the coconut sugar, melted and cooled coconut oil, and vanilla extract to the bowl; whisk together until smooth and well combined.
Next add in the oat flour, rolled oats, brewer's yeast, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Use a medium cookie scoop and place dough on a prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. You should get about 20 cookies. If you want thicker cookies, leave as is. If you want slightly thinner cookies, very gently push ONLY the top of the cookie down a bit. Don't over flatten.
Bake cookies for 10-13 minutes until edges are just slightly golden brown around the edges. Once cookies come out of the oven, sprinkle the tops with fancy sea salt.
Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10-15 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Leaving them on the baking sheet will help them settle up, harden and hold together. Makes 20 cookies.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 171 kcal, Fat 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Carbohydrate 23.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Sugar 13 g, Protein 3.2 g

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Provided by babygirl6109

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 16 Bars, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons flax seed meal (be generous)
4 tablespoons water
1 cup coconut oil, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups oat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast (be generous)
3 cups thick-cut oatmeal
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (next 3 ingredients can be replaced 2 cups of any add ins that suit your taste.)
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup slivered almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375-degrees (F).
In a small cup or bowl, combine flaxseed meal and water. Allow to sit 3-5 minutes.
Cream coconut oil and sugars until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each one.
Stir in vanilla and flaxseed mixture.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and nutritional yeast.
Add flour mixture slowly to coconut oil mixture and mix well.
Add oats and chocolate chips, cherries, and almonds ("add ins").
Press dough into a greased 9x13 pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.6, Fat 21.1, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 241.5, Carbohydrate 49.4, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 25.8, Protein 7.2