Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13" pan.
2. Melt shortening in a large saucepan over low heat, then stir in cocoa. Remove from heat.
3. Mix in sugar and vanilla then mix in eggs one at a time.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients then stir in nuts.
5. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely, before cutting into 2x2" squares.