Friday, September 28, 2012

Gingerbread Pumpkin Spice Kiss Cookies

After seeing these Pumpkin Spice Kisses at the grocery store, I knew I had to use them to make a cookie similar to one of my all time favorites: the peanut butter kiss.
















These taste like fall.  Almost like a pumpkin pie.  I may like the classic peanut butter kiss better but that's because I'm biased toward both peanut butter and milk chocolate.
















I'm really not that picky though.  I ate 4 yesterday.


















Gingerbread Pumpkin Spice Kiss Cookies
Makes about 5 dozen - adapted from McCormick's

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
60 pumpkin spice kisses

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl (preferably a stand mixer), beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add the molasses, egg and vanilla to the butter and sugar and mix.  Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined. 

Shape dough into 1-inch balls and bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to brown.  Immediately press a pumpkin spice kiss into the center of the cookie.  Cool on a wire rack.  Note:  If the dough is too sticky, place the dough in the refrigerator to make it easier to handle. 


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