Hershey's Brownies

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. In medium saucepan melt butter. Remove from heat. Mix in sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Set aside. Sift together dry ingredients, except nuts. Add egg mixture, beat until smooth. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour into greased 9x9 pan. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, approx. 30 minutes.

Double this recipe for 9x13 pan, increase bake time to approx. 40 minutes.

Substitute butterscotch, peanut butter, mint, or chocolate chips for nuts, if desired.