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Pumpkin-Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies

These cookies are the result of a recipe inspiration and an afternoon spent experimenting in the kitchen with my daughters. I took the cookies to a meeting and they were a hit. So yummy with a cup of coffee! —Jennifer Needham, Woodstock, Georgia
Pumpkin-Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Makes
    about 4-1/2 dozen
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (14-1/2 ounces) gingerbread cake/cookie mix
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 54 milk chocolate kisses

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cookie mix, hot water and butter. Stir in pumpkin. In a small bowl, whisk flour and pie spice; gradually stir into mixture. Shape dough into 1-in. balls.
  • Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 66 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 51mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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