Chocolate Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz. baking chocolate
2/3 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Melt chocolate and shortening together. Mix sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Mix sugar mixture with melted chocolate.
Mix in remaining ingredients.
Bake for 30 minutes.