Lunch Lady Brownies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup flour

FROSTING:

• 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350˚F and line a 9”x9” baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. 
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter for a few minutes until mixture gets lighter in color. Add in eggs and vanilla. Stir until combined.
• Slowly add the flour and cocoa powder and mix until just combined. Pour brownie batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out not wet in the center. Do not overbake!
• While brownies are baking, make the frosting. In a medium bowl, combine the butter, milk, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until a smooth. Adjust consistency as needed by adding a tablespoon of milk to make runnier or more powdered sugar to thicken up.
• Spread frosting on top of the brownies while they are warm. Let the brownies cool then cut into squares

(Source: https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/lunch-lady-brownies/#recipe)

Oatmeal Cookie Bars

 

Ingredients

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  1 cup butter, melted

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• 1 cup light brown sugar

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• ½ cup sugar

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• 2 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk

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• 1 ½ tsp vanilla

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• 1 ¼ cups flour

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• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

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• ½ teaspoon baking powder

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• ¾ teaspoon salt

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• ¼-½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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• 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

 Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper or grease and flour the sides and bottom of the pan.
• Combine butter and sugars in a large bowl and stir until well-combined.
• Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir well.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to wet until completely combined.
• Add oats and chocolate chips and stir until well combined.
• Spread cookie dough evenly into prepared baking pan and bake on 350F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

(Source: https://sugarspunrun.com/oatmeal-cookie-bars/#recipe)

Black Bean Brownies

 

• 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
• ▢¼ cup honey
• ▢⅓ cup coconut oil melted
• ▢1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢¼ cup coconut sugar
• ▢¼ cup cocoa powder 
• ▢½ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢2 large eggs
• ▢¾ cup chocolate chips, divided
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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×8″ baking pan and set aside.
• Put beans, coconut oil, coconut sugar and honey into the container of your blender or food processor. Blend until well combined.
• Add cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
• Add in eggs and blend until just combined.
• Mix in ½ cup chocolate chips by hand.
• Pour into greased 8×8-inch pan and top with remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is set and brownies are just barely pulling away from the sides.
• Let cool, cut and enjoy!

(Source: https://joyfoodsunshine.com/black-bean-brownies/#wprm-recipe-container-8618)

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookie Bars

 

• ¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup salted butter, melted 
• 1 ⅓ cups packed light or dark brown sugar 
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¾ cup  coconut flakes
• 1 ½ to 2 cups chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a metal 9X13-inch pan with parchment and lightly grease with cooking spray .
• Add the oats, flour, baking soda, and salt to a blender and pulse until coarsely blended. The texture of the oats should be finer than quick oats but not as fine as flour. Set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the ingredients are well combined and the batter lightens a bit in color.
• Add the dry ingredients, coconut, and chocolate chips and mix.
• Press the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes until set around the edges but still slightly soft in the center. It’s ok if you need to add additional baking time, just keep an eye on the bars – they are better just slightly under baked.

(Source: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-coconut-cookie-bars/)