| 1 | Heat oven to 350°F. |
| 2 | Grease 8-inch square baking pan. |
| 3 | In bowl, stir together butter, sugar and vanilla. |
| 4 | Add eggs; with spoon, beat well. |
| 5 | Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. |
| 6 | Stir in chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. |
| 7 | Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. |
| 8 | Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. |
| 9 | Cool completely in pan on wire rack. |
| 10 | Cut into bars. |
| 11 | About 16 brownies. |
| 12 | nutritional information per serving = 1 brownie with walnuts (1/16 recipe) |
| 13 | 280 calories (140 calories from fat) 15 g total fat (8 grams saturated fat) 65 mg cholesterol 180 mg sodium 25 mg calcium (2% daily value) 32 g total carbohydrate 4 g protein hershey"s is a registered trademark of hershey foods corporation. |
| 14 | Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the hershey kitchens. |
