Directions

1. Add parchment paper to a baking sheet, or butter a 9x13in. baking pan; set aside.

2. In a medium sauté pan, cook the peanuts, syrup, and sugar at 300°F until the candy thermometer reaches 296°F.

3. Remove the mixture from the heat.

4. Stir in the baking soda and vanilla extract.

5. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan or baking sheet to cool.

6. Once cooled, break the peanut brittle into pieces.