Hershey's Kisses Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Autumn cookies topped with a spiced pumpkin kiss!

Yield: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 36 Hershey's Kisses Pumpkin Spice Flavored Candies
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• Powdered sugar
• Additional granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Remove wrappers from candies. Place in freezer several hours or overnight.
2. Add flour and pecans; beat on low speed of mixer until well blended.
3. Cover; refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until dough is firm enough to handle.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Roll dough into 36 balls (about 1 tablespoon dough for each ball). Roll in granulated sugar.
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set but not browned.
8. Cool cookies for 4 minutes; press frozen candy into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges.
9. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.

Notes

Hidden Pumpkin Spice Cookies: Make cookie dough as above. Using about 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie, shape dough around one candy piece (candy does not need to be frozen for this variation); roll in hand to make ball. (Be sure to cover each candy piece completely.) Roll in granulated sugar.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

While still slightly warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely.

Roll again in powdered sugar just before serving.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Hershey through Brandpoint