This Halloween-themed post and Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles recipe is brought to you by Hershey’s but all thoughts and recipe creation are my own work.
Earlier in the season, I was seeing a bunch of pumpkin snickerdoodles around and was dying to try a batch. I tried. And the pumpkin snickerdoodles were NOT a hit.
So when I received a box full of Hershey’s Halloween treats in the mail a few weeks ago, I was determined to try again…with my own little twist on pumpkin snickerdoodles. The secret? There’s no pumpkin in these cookies but there IS a pumpkiny spice surprise in the middle of each cookie that makes them beyond delicious.
I tweeked the Snickerdoodles recipe I’ve been using for years and added Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses to the middle. It’s amazing what a few small changes will do.
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ cups flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 bag Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses
- Heat oven to 400°.
- Mix 1½ cups sugar, butter, shortening, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Refrigerate the dough for 15+ minutes.
- Meanwhile, unwrap the Hershey’s Kisses and set them in a small bowl. In another small bowl, mix the remaining sugar plus cinnamon, cloves, and ginger in a small bowl.
- Remove the dough from refrigerator. Grab one Kiss and wrap a ball of dough around it. You just need enough dough to completely cover the Kiss. Roll balls in sugar-spice mixture.
- Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
Have I tempted you yet?
I recommend that you run to the store today while these seasonal Hershey’s Kisses are still around…and pick up a few bags of all of your favorite Hershey’s candies while you’re at it. I know I’ve got quite a few faves. Be sure to check out CelebrateWithHerhseys.com for more recipes, crafts, and other fun Halloween ideas.
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Thanks for the feature! I really need to make these cookies again soon. They’re calling my name. ;)
This cookie sounds so good! I’m featuring your recipe on tomorrow night’s “Best of the Weekend” party.
These look super good. My daughter loves snickerdoodles. I havent seen the pumkin spice hershey kisses but will have to look for them so I can make these
These sound so good & the candies are amazing!
can i have some? lol. plus i love pumpkin
these sound so good! i have been wanting to try these pumpkin spice hersey kisses but havent found them in the store yet. i hope to find some!