Hershey'S Best Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs
3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa or Hershey's European Style cocoa
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/4 Tbsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350. Grease 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. In large microwave safe bowl, place butter. Microwave at HIGH (100%) for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla; add eggs, one at a time, beating until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan.