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Lunch Lady Brownies

These fudgy brownies mix cocoa, coffee, nuts, and eggs, then receive a smooth powdered sugar frosting.

$0.88per serving $
40 minstart to table
12servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp decaf coffee crystals
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup can milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 dash salt

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
  2. Melt one cup butter with the cocoa and coffee crystals in a saucepan.
  3. Beat the sugar, eggs, and one tablespoon vanilla until smooth, then stir in the melted butter mixture.
  4. Mix in the flour and chopped nuts, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 20 to 24 minutes, until the eggs are set.
  5. Cool the brownies for 5 minutes.
  6. Whisk the remaining melted butter, milk, cocoa, vanilla, powdered sugar, and salt until smooth.
  7. Spread the frosting over the warm brownies and cool before cutting.

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