Lunch Lady Brownies

Name: Lunch Lady Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup butter, melted; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; FROSTING:; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield 12 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

These lunch lady brownies are just like the ones your school cafeteria used to serve. They’re soft and fudgy, offering a taste of nostalgia in every bite.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup butter, melted
2-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat in butter. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to batter and mix well.
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, combine the cocoa and butter. Stir in sugar until smooth, add milk until desired consistency. Frost brownies.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 385 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 87mg cholesterol, 260mg sodium, 57g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

These brownies take me right back to school lunches—in a good way! One bite makes me wish I had a small carton of chocolate milk, too. —Margaret Knoebel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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