We are apple pied out, what about a Brownie?

Not really being a chocolate affecionado, I rarely think of baking anything chocolate, but for some reason, the rainy day, the wind, the cozy blanket with my book?  A brownie just sounded delicious.
Well, I always keep powered cocoa in the cubbard, don't you? The great stand-by Hershey's Cocoa Powder, they have a great brownie recipie on the box.  Not sure if you can ruin it, just watch the cooking time, you don't want them "too" done.  I split mine in half and put vanilla ice cream in between, yum yum!! Have fun......



I took this right off of the Hershey website:
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/  I typed in Hershey's Best Brownies in the search box !!  Thank you Hershey's cocoa!!

Ingredients:1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 eggs

3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped nuts(optional)

Directions:1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost if desired. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.