1/3 cup margerine
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup chopped nuts (or coconut, or both)
1/2 tsp baking powder

Method

Melt marg. Cool a bit. Stir in sugar and cocoa and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Put liquid into well in flour. Stir and add nuts. 8" x 8" x 2" pan (greased). Bake in 325oF for 25 minutes. Cool and cut in squares.

[Ah well, some mothers are like that!]