Brownies, AWESOME HERSHY BROWNIES

By Floridaberry

Ingredients

• When you want a great snack and have nothing--make these!
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup all- purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa (substitute with natural unsweetened cocoa powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch square baking pan.

Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually ad to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. About 16 brownies.