NUTTY CARAMEL BARS

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon  salt
• 1 package (14 ounce) caramels
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Combine first 6 ingredients; Sprinkle 1 cup into a greased 13 by 9 inch baking pan (do not press). 
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. In the top of a double boiler over boiling water, cook and stir caramels and milk until caramels are melted. Pour over crust. Top with chocolate chips and nuts. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate to set the caramel. 

Yield: 3 dozen.