An old-fashioned easy recipe for Sheet Pan Brownies with frosting – originally from the Readers Digest!

Easy Old Fashioned Sheet Pan Brownies with Frosting

A few weeks ago my husband and I were standing at the sink doing the dishes. We were talking about how good life had been for what seemed like an extended period of time. We thought that was unusual, because it seems like our faith is constantly being tested.

Throughout both of our lives separately, and together, we’ve wondered if we had somehow been plagued with challenges. They certainly don’t pace themselves, either. They don’t wait for one to end before the next one starts!

Sure enough, here we are, not too long after we said that we are in the midst of unexpected expenses – car repairs. Cars are the worst! It’s not cheap to fix them and it’s definitely not cheaper to buy a new or used one. Life is just not fair.

The only way to survive the plot twists are with prayer – and a stack of these Sheet Pan Brownies with Frosting!

My Mom has made these as far back as I can remember. She got the recipe from the Readers Digest years ago. You can add chopped nuts to the brownie batter if you’d like! I don’t like nuts in much of anything, certainly not my brownies. But my Mom & Grandma love these that way!

If you love brownies as much as we do, then I think you’ll love these Mint Brownies, Cake Mix Caramel Brownies, Cheesecake Brownies, S’mores Brownie Bars, and Zucchini Brownies, too!

What You’ll Need for the Brownies:

• 1 cup Butter, Softened
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 4 Eggs
• 1 1/2 cups Flour
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 tsp Salt

And the Frosting:

• 1 2/3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1/3 cup Evaporated Milk

How to Make Sheet Pan Brownies with Frosting

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 12 x 16 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup softened butter, 2 cups sugar, and 1/3 cup cocoa powder. Then mix in 4 eggs until well combined.
• Add in 1 1/2 cups flour, 2 tsp vanilla, and 1/4 tsp salt and mix until well combined.
• Pour into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 20-22 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a medium size bowl, beat together 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
• Spread evenly on brownies while still hot.

More Brownies:

• Mint Brownies
• Toffee Oreo Brownies
• Homemade Vegan Brownies
• Cake Mix Caramel Brownies
• Cheesecake Brownies
• 20 Brownie Recipes
• Hot Cocoa Brownie Bites
• Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Brownies
• S’mores Brownie Bars
• Zucchini Brownies
• Mint Oreo Brownies
• Raspberry Brownies
• Brownie Mix Cookies
• Buckeye Brownies with Brownie Mix
• Reese’s Stuffed Brookie Bars

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Sheet Pan Brownies with Frosting, an old-fashioned easy recipe for Sheet Pan Brownies with frosting - originally from the Readers Digest!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1 cup Butter, Softened
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 4 Eggs
• 1 1/2 cups Flour
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Frosting

• 1 2/3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 cup Butter, Softened
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1/3 cup Evaporated Milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 12 x 16 pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, make the batter by mixing together softened butter, sugar, and cocoa powder. Then mix in eggs until well combined.
3. Add in flour, vanilla, and salt and mix until well combined.
4. Pour into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 20-22 minutes.
5. In the meantime, in a medium size bowl, make the frosting by beating together powdered sugar, softened butter, cocoa powder, and evaporated milk.
6. Spread evenly on brownies while still hot.