Cinnamon-Sugar Popcorn

This is one of our favorite movie treats, and is easy to make since the ingredients are most often in my pantry.

Cinnamon-Sugar Popcorn

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 bags microwave popcorn, popped**

Preheat the oven to 250* F. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla, and cook until thick and bubbly. Pour the popped popcorn into a large bowl. Pour the buttery mixture over the popcorn, and stir until the popcorn is evenly coated. Spread the popcorn into a large roasting pan or on a large cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes, then turn the heat off, and allow the popcorn to stay in the oven 20 minutes longer. Remove from oven and cool completely before serving.
**Somtimes I use 2 to 2 1/2 bags of popped popcorn, it just depends on how much I need to fill up my big stainless steel mixing bowl.