Pumpkin Caramel Kiss Cookies

By srumbel

the pumpkin in these cookies is complimented by my all time favorite Hershey Kiss, Caramel Filled Kisses. So, overall, the same concept of flavor combo deliciousness.

These were fabulous! I searched high and low for a good pumpkin sugar cookie recipe, because I really, really did not want these cookies to be super dense like normal pumpkin cookies.
from somethingswanky.com

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• cinnamon sugar to coat the cookies
• approx. 36 Hershey Caramel Kisses

Preparation

Step 1

1.Cream together the butter and shortening. Add brown sugar and sugar, beat well.
2.Add the egg, salt, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and pumpkin puree. Mix until combined.
3.Gradually add the flour while mixing until all the flour is incorporated.
4.Scoop out by the tablespoon, and roll the dough in the cinnamon sugar until well coated.
5.Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, each cookie about 2 inches apart. Gently press down the cookies with the bottom of a glass, until slightly flattened.
6.Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes. Once removed from oven, place a hershey kiss in the center of each cookie, pressing in slightly. Let cool on the baking sheet.