Bourbon Peanut Brittle in 20 Minutes

1 Cover a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Do NOT used waxed paper.
2 Set aside.
3 Bring the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly.
4 Once the mixture boils stop stirring and let the temperature reach 295F to 300F.
5 Add the bourbon, vanilla, butter, and peanuts and remove from heat.
6 Stir it until the butter melts and is mixed in.
7 Quickly pour out on the parchment, spreading it as thin as possible with a spatula.
8 Sprinkle with the vanilla sea salt if desired -- a little goes a long way!
9 Let cool just until you can stand to touch it and pull the candy as thin as possible.
10 Let cool completely.
11 Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired and break into pieces.
12 Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry spot.