Absolutely Best Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup self-rising flour
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8×8- or 9×9-inch baking pan.
2. Beat together sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; stir into sugar mixture. Mix in vanilla, then stir in walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares.