Best Brownies

I am constantly getting requests for a really good brownie recipe. So I decided to post my favorite, easiest one. This recipe is one that I modified from a recipe that I had in cooking school. I think you will find that it is the just about the yummiest brownie you can make, considering how fast they are to make and take relatively few ingredients. This is a great recipe for when you need to bring a dessert to a function, and don't have a ton of ingredients on hand. You can also add just about anything you want, like chocolate chips, M & M's, white chocolate chips, coconut, etc. Enjoy!

Al's Best Brownies

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar

2 tsp. vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 cup flour

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 x 13 pan. In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Remove from heat and using a whisk, stir in sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk in eggs, one at a time, until completely blended. Add flour and cocoa powder, whisk until no lumps remain. Stir in nuts if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until edges are firm and inserted toothpick or knife comes out clean. Cool completely and cut.