Hershey's Best Brownies

Ingredients:
225g (1 cup or 2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
¾ cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Method:

1. Heat oven to 180°C. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 
2. Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium 2 to 2½ minutes or until melted. 
3. Stir in sugar and vanilla. 
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition. 
5. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. 
6. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well. 
7. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. 
8. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. 
9. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost if desired. Cut into bars. 

Makes about 36 brownies.