"The Best" Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. vegetable oil or melted butter
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. Hershey's cocoa
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Blend oil, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
Add eggs; beat well with spoon.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture until well blended.
Stir in nuts (optional).
Spread in greased 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool in pan.
Frost, if desired.
Makes 16 brownies! Double the recipe, brownies disappear quickly!