- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup walnut halves (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Mix sugar, flour, oil, cocoa powder, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Fold walnuts into batter. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.