Yuletide Toffee Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 c. Quaker oats (uncooked)
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) margarine or butter, melted
1/2 c. corn syrup
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips (2 c.)
2/3 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Grease a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan. Combine oats, brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup, vanilla and salt; mix well.
Firmly press mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for about 18 minutes, or until mixture is brown and bubbly.
Remove from oven immediately.
Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over toffee; let stand 10 minutes.
Spread chocolate evenly with knife; sprinkle with nuts.
Cool completely.
Cut into squares; store, lightly covered, in a cool, dry place.