The Best Brownies

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂cup vegetable oil
• 1cup sugar
• 1teaspoon vanilla
• 2large eggs
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon baking powder
• ¹⁄₃cup cocoa powder
• ¹⁄₄teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂cup flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix oil and sugar until well blended.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; stir just until blended.
4. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
5. Stir dry ingredients into the oil/sugar mixture.
6. Pour into greased 9 x 9 square pan.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until sides just start to pull away from the pan.
8. Cool completely before cutting.
9. Note: I usually double the recipe and bake in a 9 x 13 pan. If you double the recipe, you will need to cook longer than 20 minutes.