Favorite Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oil or shortening
3/4 c. cocoa
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Melt shortening. Mix with cocoa.
Mix in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Bake 30 minutes or until brownies pull away from sides of pan.