YIELD: MAKES ABOUT 20 TO 22 COOKIES, DEPENDING ON YOUR SCOOP TOTAL TIME: 45 MINTUES
- 3 cups (365 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups (185 grams) unbleached organic all-purpose flour
- 5 tablespoons (40 grams) brewers yeast
- 3 tablespoons (30 grams) ground flaxseed
- 4 tablespoons (40 grams) ground chia seeds
- 1 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.4 grams) salt
- 60 grams Ghee or unsalted butter
- 150 grams unrefined organic virgin coconut oil
- 60 grams organic cane sugar
- 45 grams honey
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 120 grams unsweetened cranberries
feel free to add: unsweetened flaked coconut, chopped almonds, 1 to 2 tablespoons of almond butter
- Preheat the oven the 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, yeast, flaxseed, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, chia seeds and salt.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter and coconut oil on medium speed until creamy.
- Add in the sugar and beat on medium to high spee until fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl if needed.
- Add in the egg and egg yolk, beating until combined, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the vanilla extract and beat until combined again.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients, beating on low speed until just combined and mixed.
- Stir in the raisins with a spatula until they are evenly dispersed.
- Scoop the dough into 1-inch rounds (I use an ice cream scoop so they are fairly uniform in size) and place on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, or until the bottoms are just golden. Let cool completely before storing in a sealed container. They stay chewy when you don't overcook them.
- You can easily freeze this dough - scoop the rounds on a baking sheet, place the sheet in the freezer for 2 hours, then place the dough rounds in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer. Bake at the same temp - they may or may not need an extra minute or 2 - your preference!
- You can use all butter if you don't have/can't find coconut oil. If you swap any butter amount for more coconut oil, the cookies will spread a bit more. If you decrease the fat (butter/oil) amount in total, these cookies will be drier. It's up to you!
- You can use 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour with similar results - any more and the cookies with be drier and grittier.
- I do not have experience in making these vegan, so I can't say what it would be like without the eggs or with vegan butter. I also am not sure how the consistency would be with gluten free flour.
- I personally think you can increase the brewers yeast amount by 1 to 2 tablespoons.
source: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2015/02/lactation-cookies/