Brownies

Ingredients

One-half cup margarine or butter
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
One and two-thirds cups sugar
One and one-fourth cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
One-half teaspoon baking powder
One-half teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts (if desired)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to oven to 350 degrees.

Heat the margarine and chocolate chips in a saucepan, stirring constantly, until melted. Beat in the remaining ingredients until smooth; stir in the nuts. Spread in greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake until the center is set, about 30 minutes; cool completely.

Cut into bars.