Another allrecipes find!  I needed to find a great, easy, fast recipe for brownies when we had some friends over for brownie sundaes a couple of weeks ago.  These were the ones!  So yummy.

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Easy Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
 
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.  In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.  Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.