Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars

Peanut Butter Pretzel Granola Bars 4 cups oats 1 cup rice krispies cereal 2 cups pretzel sticks, broken into thirds or smaller (reserve 1/2 cup for topping) 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1 Tbsp vanilla 1/2 cup chocolate chunks (or chips) Place oats, rice krispies cereal, & all but ½ cup of the broken pretzel pieces into a bowl. Heat butter, brown sugar, honey, & peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Boil lightly for 2 minutes. Remove from heat & stir in vanilla (will bubble up so be careful.) Pour mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients. Fold gently, but coat all of the oat mixture. Spread into a greased jelly roll pan. Roll flat with a rolling pin. Sprinkle the top with chocolate chunks & reserved ½ cup of pretzel pieces & gently press into the granola bars with the rolling pin. Immediately refrigerate for 30 minutes before cutting. Keep refrigerated. (I covered my pan with plastic wrap as well.) *May substitute a 9x13" pan for thicker bars. *If using a jelly roll pan, cut bars 3x12 for average granola bar size. (Makes 36 granola bars this way.)