I loved the new Hershey’s Pumpkin Spice Kisses as a filling in my Candy Corn Macarons, so I thought it would be fun to use them in a cookie for 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies. Since pumpkin and chocolate is a match made in heaven, I decided to adapt the Chocolate Caramel Rolo Cookie recipe and hide a Pumpkin Spice Kiss inside instead of a Rolo.
I was really pleased with the results. The Pumpkin Spice Kisses are much softer than a regular Hershey’s Kiss and they melted inside the cookie very nicely, especially if you put the Kiss tip side down. I used King Arthur Flour Double-Dutch Cocoa which gives the cookies a gorgeous dark color and rich chocolate flavor.
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This is going to be a great addition to my cookie platters. I’m sure the Kiss will be an unexpected spicy, but sweet surprise.
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Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour all purpose flour flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 48 Hershey's Pumpkin Spice Kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- In medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa and baking soda.
- In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture; blend well. If necessary, cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
- Heat oven to 375°F. For each cookie, with floured hands, shape about 1 tablespoon dough around 1 Hershey's Pumpkin Spice Kiss, covering completely.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (I always bake cookies on parchment paper.)
- Bake at 375° for 7 to 10 minutes or until set and slightly cracked. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
Be sure and check out all of the scrumptious cookies the other 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies bakers baked up this week.
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Alison @ Ingredients, Inc
These get a huge wow! They sound and look amazing!
Kim
The first thing I noticed was the lovely dark color of your cookies. I bet the KA double-dutch cocoa is a real treat! I’ve never tried the pumpkin and chocolate combination yet. I really need to get on that.
megan
Pumpkin spice kisses? I haven’t seen those yet! I’m going to have to make a trip to Target today to find some – and thanks for the tip about putting the kisses head-down.
Mags
I had no idea that Hershey’s made pumpkin spice kisses! Great idea for a cookie…they look delicious.
Joanne
Can i tell you, I have been searching SO long and hard for those pumpkin spice kisses and can’t find them anywhere! The second I do, these are going straight into the oven. Delicious.
Donna
OhMyGosh doe these look amazing – you are my Baking Goddess!
Joy
That looks great. I love this recipel
Randi
These look delicious! Nice choice. 🙂
anncoo
Lovely cookies! Would like to submit one 🙂
Tracy
These look wonderful! Love the hidden surprise!
Sue
These look so rich! How nice to find a yummy surprise inside! 🙂
I joined up, Barbara…thanks for all the info.!
Pam
I am happy to see I am not the only one who bakes with the Pumpkin Spice Kisses! Never considered chocolate – I’ll bet they are great!
pigpigscorner
How I wish we can get those kisses here!! They look and sound so good!
girlichef
Oh, just looking at these has me wanting some for breakfast! I have to watch for those spice kisses…they sound great!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
I love the sound of these, we don’t get kisses over here if you get what I mean! I think they might sell them in some West End department stores but I expect they’d be the bog standard ones and not seasonal stuff. Pumpkin ones sound wonderful!
April
I am still looking for these kisses around here..and I agree..chocolate and pumpkin are perfect together. Your cookies look great!
shaz
These sound lovely. Those pumpkin kisses sound great, wonder where I can hunt some down…:) Looking forward to next week’s cookies.
marcellina
I imagine these would be so delicious! I tried to linky and I couldn’t get it to work.
Lina
I love the surprises hidden in filled cookies. These sound good and look amazing 🙂
faithy
These look wonderful! Yums with a glass of milk. Santa will be pleased!;) chocolate & pumpkin sounds so exotic..yet to try this combo.