Best. Brownies. EVER.

This recipe is a true gem... I just made it again last night, and the brownies were soooooo yummy!! I got it off the side of the Hershey's Unsweetened Cocoa box many years ago, and they have since stopped printing it on the side! I don't know why they would use a different recipe, as this one would probably sell a gazillion boxes of unsweetened cocoa! Anyway, I usually leave the nuts out (as I am surrounded by a bunch of nuts that don't like nuts... what is WRONG with people?!) Last night 30 minutes in the oven was spot on for just cooked, chewy, melt in your mouth delicious, slap-ya-mama cause they're so good brownies!

Best. Brownies. Ever.

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

2 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13”x9”x2” pan. Microwave butter on HIGH 2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan and bake 30-35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely. About 36 brownies.