¾ cup Hershey’s Dark Baking Cocoa
½ teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup cooking oil, divided in half
½ cup boiling water
2 eggs
2 cup sugar
1 ½ cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray 9” x 13” pan, Stir cocao and soda together. Blend with ½ the oil. Add boiling water, stir until thick. Stir in eggs, sugar, and remaining oil, stirring until smooth. Add flour, vanilla, and nuts, if desired. Bake for 35 or 40 minutes being careful not to over bake. The brownies will have a crust but will be chewy inside.
Note: Thee are not only the best brownies I have ever made, they are the most fun to serve, which around here is half the fun. The secret ingredient turns the look of these otherwise beautiful grown treat into what can only be described as dirty. More than once a hesitant guest has had to be convinced to try one. The secret ingredient? Hershey’s Special Dark Baking Cocoa.