Growing up, my mom and Grandma made Scotch Toffee bars. I loved the crispy caramel base and then the sweet chocolate topping.

But when I tried making them for my husband that first Christmas after we got married, they did not turn out. I could not get them out of the pan because they stuck so horribly.  Later when I tried again,  I could not get them cut before the bottom hardened completely.  

This year, I promised my mother-in-law I would make her cookies. I decided to do a  few things differently. Success!

Follow along with the directions below!

New Step 1
Line a 9 x 13 inch pan with parchment paper. Butter the parchment paper. 
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

Step 2
Melt 1 stick of butter slowly in a pan. Then add:
1/4 cup of Karo syrup
1/2 cup of brown sugar
2 cups of quick cooking Oatmeal
Stir all until well combined

New Step 3
Spread the oatmeal-butter mixture on the 9 x 13 pan. Spread it out evenly but not to the edges of the pan. Leave about .5 inches all the way around.

Step 4
Bake this in the oven for 12-15 minutes. While this bakes, chop up the walnuts. Take out pan when the edges are brown. Turn off the oven.

Step 5
Sprinkle on the chocolate chips. Then return pan to the oven for 2 minutes until chips begin to get shiny.

Step 6
Take pan out of the oven and spread the melted chips to the edges of the toffee base.

Step 7
Sprinkle the entire surface with 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts. You might need more chopped walnuts depending on your own preference.

New Step 8
Grasping the edges of the parchment paper, lift the entire thing out of the pan and put on a flat cutting board. Take a long knife and cut into squares. Then let it all cool.

Step 9
When it is cool, break the bars apart and put in a container with waxed paper between the layers.