1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/3-1/2 c. cocoa
1/3 c. melted butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. brown nut meats (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the baking pan. Sift flour once, the measure it. Measure cocoa. Sift flour and cocoa together onto waxed paper and set aside. Measure fat and melt it in a small pan. Pour melted fat into mixing bowl. Measure the sugar and mix it well with the melted fat. Break 1 egg into a small bowl, then mix it well with the sugar and fat.

Do the same with the other egg. Add the vanilla and mix. Add the flour-cocoa mixture, and stir until all is mixed. Add the nuts, and stir until they are mixed in. Put into the well-greased pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until brownies will spring back when lightly touched. Place pan on a rack to cool. Cut to make 16 brownies about 2 inches square.