CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

Chocolate Oatmeal Bars

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups quick-cooking oats
1 (11 1/2 ounce) package milk chocolate chips
2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
4 (1.4 ounce) Heath candy bars, crushed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add corn syrup and vanilla extract; beat well. Stir in oats; press into prepared baking pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in a heavy saucepan or in a microwave; stir until blended. Spread over cooled bars. Sprinkle with crushed Heath bars. Refrigerate until set before cutting.

Yield: 3 dozen