Pumpkin Spice Ginger Snaps

The fun thing about the weather turning colder, is that I look for fun baking recipes.  Hershey's has come out with a new kiss called pumpkin spice...yum!  It's delicious eaten alone, but it got me thinking about cookies I could make with it.  I decided a ginger snap with this delight on top was just the ticket :-)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups flour
3 dozen pumpkin spice Hershey's kisses  - peeled and ready to place on top the cookies
1/4 cup sugar in a bowl  - used to roll cookies in before baking

In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg, and molasses.  Add dry ingredients, stirring in flour last.  Chill dough for 30 - 60 minutes.  While this is chilling, you can unwrap all the kisses.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Roll dough into 1 inch diameter balls and then roll in sugar.  Place on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.   Bake for 7 minutes.  As soon as you take the cookies out, place a pumpkin spice kiss in the center of the cookie.  Allow cookies to cool and enjoy!

Ingredients

Chilled Dough 

Cookies rolled in sugar

Pan full of cookies ready to be baked

Finished cookies adorned with pumpkin spice kisses!