Best Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. vegetable oil or melted butter
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Blend oil or melted butter, sugar and vanilla in large mixing bowl.
Add eggs; using a spoon, beat well.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually blend into egg mixture.
Stir in nuts.
Spread in greased 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the edge of pan.
Cool.
This recipe can be doubled for a 9 x 13-inch pan.