Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature
2 c. sugar
4 whole eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. (scant) flour
8 slightly heaping Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Mix well together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Sift flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder together and mix in.
Stir in pecans.
Pour into 9 x 13-inch greased baking pan.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
Do not overbake.
Cool and cut in squares.