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!
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I could make these and i am 12! They are so much better then regular brownies and really easy to make! 🙂
Can you add nuts?
Yes, I have tried it with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Delicious!
Is the butter salted or unsalted?
I always use salted butter in all my cooking/baking. Just a personal preference. 🙂
Mommy’s favorite!❤️
My granddaughter wanted brownies sO i decided to try this recipe. We both loved them; they did not Disappoint. I only baked mine for 20 minutes. Next time I will pr obably check them around 17 minutes. The icing recipe is similar to the one i use for texas chocolate cake so i made it the Same way – melted the butter over medium heat, added the chocolate and stirred until smooth. I then removed from heat, added the milk and stirred again until the milk was incorporated and the miXtUre was comBined and slightly shiny. I then added a teaspoon of vanilla, stirred and added the powdered sugar. I then beat the icing on high until smooth and combineD.
This Has become my Go-to brownies recipe and they are a hit With Everyone. Easy to make and so delicious.
Could you double the reCipe and make these in a sheet pan? Trying to feed a Large crowd.
I have never tried it, but I think it would work. I would just make sure to use a large sheet pan. Like a 17 inch sheet pan. I would also check them after 15 to 20 minutes for doneness because baking them in a sheet pan they will be thinner, so they may not need as long to bake. Please let me know if you try it! 🙂
Can these be frozen for later eating?
Yes! These brownies freeze well! When we want to eat them after they’ve been frozen we just pop one in the microwave for a few seconds!
I was shocked at how easy this recipe was to make and yet they came out so perfect!
These are really good! This is the second time making them. This time I only had about a cup of powdered sugar for the frosting so I cut the amount by a third. It was enough to do the pan and we liked them better with not quite so much frosting!
This is ptobably my 5th time using this recipe, it’s bevome my go-to, these are absolutely delicious, They melt in your mouth, and the frosting adds that little crunch. Depending on how thick the brownies are I’d recommend not keeping them im the oven for the full 30minutes, mine are usually done between 15-25 minutes ☺️
Can’t wait to try these. I have two gRanchildren 12 a d 14 years of age and they just love chocolate.
Holly
I enjoy all of your great recipes thank you for them. These brownies I have made several times for my family and for friends always get great comments on how good they are. Just this past weekend made a pan and sent them with a friend to take back to Georgia .
bEST BROWNIES EVER!!
Family loved these! My first time making brownies from scratch. New family favorite!
I added Kahlua to the batter and icing of the brownie recipe…wonderful
Amazing! Thats all you need to know. 🙂
I love these brownies! They are so good!
This is my go to BROWNIE. Love, love them. I add dried cranberries and walnuts. Sometimes just walnuts but add 1/4 c of peanut butter to icing.
Hi, Can i bake these in individual muffin tins? I think THEY’LL look nicer on the cookie platter that way. I ABSOLUTELY love these.
My family became my taste testers one more time! I made the lunch lady brownies, not my usual recipe. Wow!!! My family loved them! The icing part was as easy as the brownies! Thank you so much, for posting a great recipe!!!!
OMG chocolate heaven!
I made it as written, but found that there wasn’t enough milk in the frosting. That’s easily remedied next time though, as these will be made again!
Absolutely love these brownies. I have made them several times and always come out moist and delicious!
I was craving something chocolatey and didn’t have any chocolate chips. I stumbled upon your recipe and boy am i glad i did. Delicious! Craving thoroughly satisfied!
Easy and beautiful cake