Leah Itsines · leahitsines.com.au
Postpartum Choc Chip Cookies
These are the cookies that got me through labour! My doula Mel (@hellomama.doula) put these in the fridge after birth, and I was a RAT for them at all hours of the night. They're made with almond meal, buckwheat flour, brewer's yeast and collagen, then topp...
ServesMakes 15 cookiesPrep15 minutesCook10-15 minutesTotal30 minutes
ingredients
- 1½ cups almond meal
- ½ cup buckwheat flour
- 2 tbsp brewer's yeast
- 1 scoop collagen (20-30g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 cup dark choc chips
- 1 egg, whisked
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 4 tsp rice malt syrup
- 2 tbsp 100% peanut butter
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
To top
- Extra choc chips
- Nutella
method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray.
- Mix the dry ingredients first, then add the wet ingredients and combine well until a dough forms.
- Wet your hands and roll 2 tbsp of dough at a time into balls. Lightly flatten on the tray (they don't spread) and press a big choc chip on top.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until browned.
- Once cooled, add a little smear of Nutella on top.
Leah's notes
Base recipe from Shannon Hayes and Alana Mulhall's cookbook, Nourishing Postpartum.
Store in the fridge.
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