Butter Toffee Pretzels

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.

Step 2 -Lightly coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray.

Step 3 -Add the pretzels to the prepared roasting pan.

Step 4 -In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the brown sugar, the cubed butter, and the corn syrup and bring to a boil.

Step 5 -Boil the brown sugar mixture, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.

Step 6 -Transfer the brown sugar mixture from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract and the baking soda, carefully. The mixture will be violently bubbling and that is okay.

Step 7 -Evenly pour the brown sugar mixture over the pretzels.

Step 8 -Sprinkle the coated pretzels with 1/2 of the toffee bits and toss to evenly coat.

Step 9 -Bake the coated pretzels, stirring every 15 minutes, for 1 hour.

Step 10 -Spread the baked pretzels onto a wax-paper-lined countertop and immediately sprinkle them with the remaining toffee bits.

Step 11 -Let the toffee pretzels set until they have hardened, about 1 hour.

Step 12 -Break the cooled toffee pretzels into small clusters.

Step 13 -Serve.