Lunch Lady Brownies
Lunch Lady Brownies are moist, full of chocolate flavor, and absolutely delicious. The best dessert for potlucks and parties!
Lunch Lady Brownies are the best brownies ever. They’re like the ones the lunch ladies served for school lunch dessert, but this homemade version is better!
I’ve been on a brownie kick lately. I don’t know what’s come over me. Maybe it’s the stress of selling our house (which we finally sold. Yay!) and it could also be the pre-stress of building the new one soon. I’m not quite sure. All I know is that these brownies were sent from heaven above. And that I ate four. For real. 😉
These Lunch Lady Brownies are simply incredible. Cake-like, filled with chocolate flavor, and totally amazing. Apparently, it’s an old recipe from the sweet ladies who served our lunches in Elementary school.
I honestly don’t remember the brownies in Elementary school, but I do remember the dinner rolls and pizza. Do you remember how good those rolls were? After I would eat mine I would go around the lunch table asking everyone else if I could have theirs. Haha.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting
- 1/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk (I use 2%)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
Pour the melted butter and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Using an electric hand-mixer, mix until smooth.
Add the flour and sugar. Beat together, then add eggs and vanilla. Mix until just combined. Don’t over mix. (Batter will be thick.)
Pour batter into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean. Remove from oven and allow to stand for 15 minutes before frosting. You want the brownies slightly warm when you frost them!
Chocolate Frosting
Beat together all of the frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over the warm brownies. Let brownies cool completely before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
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Lunch Lady Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1 cup salted butter melted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate Frosting
- 1/4 cup salted butter softened
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk (I use 2%)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Brownies
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Pour the melted butter and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Using an electric hand-mixer, mix until smooth.
- Add the flour and sugar. Beat together, then add eggs and vanilla. Mix until just combined. Don't over mix. (Batter will be thick.)
- Pour batter into the prepared baking dish and spread out evenly. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean. Remove from oven and allow to stand for 15 minutes before frosting. You want the brownies slightly warm when you frost them!
Chocolate Frosting
- Beat together all the frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over the warm brownies. Let brownies cool completely before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
Notes
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Love these! I can’t stop staring at them! Scheduling to share on Facebook tomorrow! Just one question – unsalted butter, right? Yum!!
I always use salted butter. Just a personal preference 🙂
Tried these last night and they were amazing! I will not be using a box brownie mix ever again. Thanks!
Kim, I think the only thing that would make these dry is by using too much flour. Be careful on how you are measuring your flour. All you need is 2 cups for this recipe. Hope you try them again, because they really are amazing 🙂
Please how many grams are 2 cups of flour?
i just wanna ask if its ok to use chocolate instead of cocoa powder?
I Learned this in 1978 from my college roommate as Texas sheet cake…and I always get requests.
I’ve always been a boxed brownie girl. Not any more! These were so easy, so gooey and so beautiful. I love recipes like this where you frost before its cool. It created such a perfect, different unique frosting. I cut them laugh and got about 15 I think. Look absolutely beautiful
So I made these today. Please know that I do not like brownies. These were amazing!! And so supper easy. Better than a box for sure!!
Made these, they were gorgeous and went down well with everyone. But I added 100g chopped up milk chocolate and a handful of crushed walnuts to the mix. Will only use this brownie recipe in future, thank you! x
Have you ever frozen these?
These are really good.
Simply delicious!
I just made these tonight for my girlfriend & I. She says they are the best brownies she’s ever had!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us✌️
Thanks, Angee! Glad they were a hit 🙂
Would you happen to have the recipe for those fantastic lunch room rolls?
I’m going to try these using gluten-free all purpose flour and dairy-free alternatives. I wish I didn’t but my tummy doesn’t do gluten or dairy without issues anymore. Fingers crossed b/c these look incredible!
How did they turn ou? I’m wondering because I have a dairy allergy.
Used gluten free flour. Turned out great. Used almond milk, at just room temp, the butter was organic from only grass fed cows from local organic registered farmer. A little grainy when mixed, turned out cake like, but common with gluten free based all purpose flour.going to try 1/4 cup home made COLD applesause to moisten batter a bit for a fudgier texture after baking.
These are the best brownies I’ve ever had!! I’m having to pace myself because I could probably eat the whole pan by myself!!
Absolutely amazing recipe, I loved it so much I have featured it in my 35+ Holiday Cookie Recipe Roundup! Keep those yummy ideas coming 🙂 xo
Absolutely amazing recipe, I loved it so much so that I have featured it in the Absolute Best Brownie Recipe Roundup! Keep those yummy ideas coming 🙂 xo
Hey!!
I made these yesterday and they came out good but the frosting came out very dark. Any idea why ? Do you think its because of the type of coca?
Thanks <3
Can you tell me how to adjust the recipe for high altitude?
these turned out great!! I halved the frosting recipe and it was the perfect amount of frosting 🙂
These sound amazing….i was wondering if i could use whole wheat flour instead? Trying to watch my carb intake battling gestational diabetes :/
First homemade brownie recipe I have tried, and these were such a success. Absolutely delicious. It makes the perfect brownie texture… Not too cakey and not too gooey, just perfect. You’re crazy if you don’t give this recipe a try.
These look amazing. Would it be okay if I used special dark cocoa powder instead?
This looks delicious. Question can I use melted chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder?
I have never tried that, so I can’t say yes or no. Sorry!
Can these be frozen ?
I’m not sure Cindy. I have never tried freezing these. I’m sorry.
They freeze really well.
Where do you live? I’m in Utah so I have to deal with “high altitude” baking… Any suggestions?
I made these yesterday for the first time and will be making them again. I did add a little espresso powder to both the batter and the frosting, about 1 teaspoon each, just enough to enhance the chocolate. I also added a little sea salt after I frosted them for that sweet salty flavor. I will definitely be making them again.