recipe | pumpkin spice cookies

 'Tis the season for pumpkin everything!!!  I am guilty of obsessing over pumpkin this time of year... 

I love going to the store & finding all of the special Pumpkin Spice goodies that are out there.

Yesterday I bought Pumpkin Spice English Muffins & had one for breakfast this morning... so good. 

I especially love the special Pumpkin Spice Kisses! If you have not tried them, you definitely should!

It is so easy to eat one after another... yikes! I knew they would be so great with Pumpkin Spice Cookies, 

which would make these cookies so cute for a fall party. Oh, how I love this time of year!

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Ingredients...

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup canned pumpkin

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2  cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions...

In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes. 

Add in the pumpkin and vanilla, beat on low for 2 more minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt. 

Add it to the butter/sugar mixture and beat on low just until combined.

Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to an hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix 1/2 cup sugar with a tablespoon of cinnamon in a bowl. 

Roll the dough into balls & coat each one in the cinnamon-sugar. 

Place on a cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. 

Carefully remove cookies from cookie sheet & allow to cool for a few minutes. 

Eat the cookies just like this, because they are so amazing!! 

OR... for something extra special press a Pumpkin Spice Kiss into the center of each cookie!

These are perfect with a hot cup of spiced chai tea. A perfect fall treat!