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Last Updated on April 11, 2025 by Melanie
Pumpkin Kiss Cookies – Soft and delicious pumpkin cookies sealed with a Hershey’s Kiss. These lightly spiced drop cookies are perfect for bake sales, school treats or any time you need some pumpkin and chocolate.
Friends, I’ve missed you so much! I took a week for vacation last week with just my husband and my kids. We went to Isle of Palms, SC. It was such a joy to be away with the just the 5 of us. We soaked up plenty of family time and plenty of sun.
If you follow me on Instagram you can see some of the fun we enjoyed while away. The sights were beautiful. We got to see downtown Charleston for a bit. But it definitely didn’t seem kid friendly to us. But our hope is that we can go back sometime with just the two of us.
But I’m back. Pennsylvania welcomed us with cold chilly air. I went from a bathing suit and shorts to a coat and boots. I’m not happy about it either. But I’ll make the best of it since I do call this place home.
Do you know what I missed the most while away? Besides my Keurig and all of you (of course!)?
Baking, I couldn’t wait to get back to baking. My picture taking didn’t have to end while away. I got plenty of that in. But I took a break from baking. Partly because it’s wouldn’t have been easy. But the other part was yes, I needed a break. We all do.
But now I’m ready to get back to it. And of after these pumpkin cookies I’ve got dreams of more pull apart breads, peppermint desserts and all sorts of other goodies. I could bake 24/7 for 2 weeks straight and still not have made everything that I have on my fall list.
Things you’ll love and won’t experience unless you taste these:
- Moist and flavorful
- All the fun. None of the fuss.
- Kid friendly
- School/treat friendly
- Perfect for adults and children
- Easy, peasy. (My favorite part!)
Now go bake up a storm! You’ll be so glad after tasting this treat.
Thanks for being here friends!
Til we meet and eat again,
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Pumpkin Kiss Cookies
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 0 About 3 dozen 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (100% pure pumpkin)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 36 approx Hershey's Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add in egg and vanilla mixing until fully combined. Stir in pumpkin.
- In a small bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt. Add to creamed mixture and beat until fully combined.
- Scoop by heaping tablespoons onto greased or parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes. They will be soft.
- Remove from oven. Immediately top each cookie with a Hershey kiss. Press gently but firmly.Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
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Love these cookies! My kids would have so much fun placing the kisses candy on top!
I know. Favorite part, right? 🙂
A week vacation with the family sounds so great right now. I feel like now is right about the time (right before the holiday craziness) that you want to get away to relax and de-stress for a bit. Great idea!! and love these cookies. . I usually only make these with peanut butter but love the pumpkin and pumpkin spices!!!
Thanks Alice! It was great and so glad I took the time away to enjoy.
I’m so glad to hear you had a nice break! We all need that sometimes and it’s so great to come back refreshed and better than ever. These cookies are so cute and so perfect for Fall!
Thanks Allie! Totally agree. Feeling refreshed. 🙂
It looked like you had a wonderful time on vacation! I love any excuse to make pumpkin cookies and these kiss cookies are perfect! Have a great week, Melanie!
Thank you Ashley! Hope you have a great week too.
So glad to hear you had a great vacation!! These are the best welcome back home treats 😉
Pumpkin cookies are my favorite! The kiss on top is a great idea!
Totally jealous of your vacay! I’d love to be at the beach right now. These cookies look delicious!
So glad you had a wonderful vacation, Melanie! Love these pumpkin kiss cookies! They look adorable and sound like the perfect fall treat!
Love this fall spin on one of my favorite holiday cookies. Wish I had one right now ;). SO glad you had a great time with your family – you definitely deserve it!!
Glad you had a lovely time on your trip! It’s nice to just get away and totally unplug for a few days!
Glad you had a nice vacation, and I’m sure you’ll make up for lost time on the baking! These cookies, look delicious, and I love the pumpkin twist. I hear you on never having enough time to make everything you want to, and boy is it hard to choose. 🙂
These cookies look wonderful! Glad you had a lovely vacation – it’s so important we regroup and rejuvenate every once in a while!
So glad you had a nice time on your trip, Melanie! And these look like little pumpkin cookies of perfection! I love the flavors in here! So delish!
So glad to hear you had a good vacation! After a break from the kitchen, I can’t wait to start baking either. These cookies look wonderful. Love chocolate and pumpkin together!
So glad you had a fun trip!! I love Charleston, but yes…not really for kids. 🙂
These cookies are so fun!
Happy to hear that you had a great trip! I saw a few of your photos and it look like paradise! And these cookies are kinda genius—they remind me of pb blossoms only these are PUMPKIN and I am so in. 🙂 Can’t wait to try!
Pumpkin and chocolate is always a seriously delicious flavour combination.. I can imagine how good these would have tasted. Loving the little hershy’s ontop especially!
Yum! I adore Kiss cookies, and I think this pumpkin version is just fab. Glad to hear you had a good time on vacation. Quality time with family is the best.
oh my gosh! I have had these the traditional way with PB cookies but ohhhh man this sounds incredible with pumpkin cookies 😉 yummmmm!