"THE BEST" BROWNIES

1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter

1 cup sugar

1 tespoon vanilla

2 eggs

1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour

1/3 cup hershey's cocoa

1/4 tespoon salt

1/2 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Blend oil, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until well blended. Stir in nuts. Spread in greased 9-inch square pan. Bake a 350*F for 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool in pan. Frost if desires; cut into squares. Makes about 16 brownies