Highland Toffee

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups quick-cooking whole grain oats
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 grease well an 8" square glass baking pan; set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine well the melted butter and oats; stir in the brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and vanilla extract. pour into prepared pan and press in evenly.
• 4 bake for 14 minutes. remove pan and turn off oven .
• 5 sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top and return the pan to the oven for 2 minutes.
• 6 using a sprayed offset spatula, spread the softened chips over the top; sprinkle with the chopped nuts.
• 7 allow to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 8 with a sharp thin knife, go around all the edges of the pan. gently remove the whole from the pan and place on cutting board. cut into squares and then triangles.
• 9 these are best stored in an airtight container in the fridge during warm weather.