Old Time Cocoa Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1 c. sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 c. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Grease 8-inch square pan.
Beat butter in large mixer bowl until light.
Gradually beat in sugar then vanilla.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
Add to butter mixture.
Stir in nuts. Spoon batter into pan and bake 25 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until toothpick inserted in center comes out barely clean.
Cool.