Great Grandma Williams' Pioneer Brownies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa powder
• 4 unbeaten eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter, and add cocoa powder and eggs.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 add sugar, flour, vanilla and salt.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 add chopped nuts if desired.
• 6 bake in a buttered 9x12 pan at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out gooey but not wet.
• 7 cool and cut into 1" squares, then dredge in or sprinkle with powdered sugar, or serve plain.
• 8 keep in airtight container.