I’m Edward from If You Can Read, You Can Cook. That is my mother’s motto, which she instilled in me from a young age. She believes that at it’s most basic, cooking is as simple as following directions. Today, I’m switching places with Cara today. To see her homemade Halloween party treat, plus other simple recipes and kitchen tips & tricks, see my blog at http://www.ifyoucanread.com.
I love cookies. I’ll use any excuse to make them. Christmas, Easter, President’s Day… Any time is a good time to bake cookies. My all time favorite are chocolate chip walnut cookies. But another favorite are those cookies with the Hershey Kisses on top. I mean, what’s not to love? A peanut butter cookie with a giant chocolate chip on top? It’s kind of like the cookie version of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
So cookies are are timeless treats. But how do you make them Halloween-y? You could buy the slice-and-bake cookies from the store, the ones with the pumpkin or ghost in the middle. But where is the fun of baking somebody else’s cookie? I want to make my own. The idea came to me while eating some Hershey kisses.
Now that fall has arrived, Starbucks has brought back it’s Pumpkin Spice Latte. It’s just about the only reason I ever go in there. Apparently, it’s been around for 10 years now. And the pumpkin spice latte is huge. Everybody has been jumping on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. Even gas stations sell pumpkin spice flavored coffee in October. Recently, candies have been getting into the game as well. M&M’s have a pumpkin spice variety. And Hershey’s has come out with a pumpkin spice Hershey’s kiss. Unlike regular Hershey’s kisses,the pumpkin spice Hershey’s kisses are white chocolate. The center is white, but the outside is an orange color reminiscent of pumpkins and Halloween.
So, to make a Halloween-themed cookie, I used these in place of regular Hershey kisses on a standard Hershey kiss cookie (officially known as a peanut butter blossom).
Besides from the primary change of which candy goes on top of the cookie, one of the biggest changes I made to the original recipe was the size of the cookie itself. I like big cookies. Plus, it has the advantage of requiring fewer Hershey’s kisses, meaning that you probably won’t run out if you are snacking on them while making the cookies (yeah, that has totally happened to me before). Also, I believe in simplicity in cooking. I’ll usually substitute a simpler ingredient likely to be on hand for a more complex one I would have to buy, like country sausage for Anduille sausage or milk for half-and-half. I also don’t believe in adding ingredients to my baking one at a time, like standard recipes call for. I’ve tossed everything in the bowl together and I’ve mixed dry ingredients separate from the wet ingredients. There was no difference. So now I through everything together and don’t worry about it.
Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c. flour
- ¾ c. peanut butter
- ½ c. butter
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 18 Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses
Directions
- Place Hershey kisses in freezer. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In large bowl, combine flour, peanut butter, sugar brown sugar, egg, milk, baking soda, and salt.
- Roll dough into 2 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet two inches apart.
- Place in oven. Bake for 10 minutes. While cookies are baking, remove Hershey kisses from freezer and remove wrappers.
- When cookies have begun to brown, remove them from oven. (Note, the cookies should not look “done” yet. If they appear to be fully cooked, they will be overcooked when they finish cooling. Learn how to bake the perfect cookie every time.) Push a Hershey’s kiss into the center of cookie and transfer to cooling rack.
- Let sit over night for cookie to set before touching the Hershey’s kiss.
These cookies come off the cookie sheet pretty cleanly, but if you are having problems with them sticking, parchment paper can help with that.
Below the collage are links to all of the posts that participated in our Blog Swap Meet: Halloween Party TreatsBelow the collage are links to all of the posts that participated in our Blog Swap Meet: Halloween Party Treats!
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Food Storage Moms posted on Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Dizzy Busy and Hungry posted on Food Storage Moms
Craft Dictator posted on If You Can Read You Can Cook
If You Can Read You Can Cook posted on Craft Dictator
Confections + Coffee posted on Honesty’s Protegee
Honesty’s Protegee posted on Confections + Coffee
Soda Pop Avenue posted on Cynfully Wonderful
Cynfully Wonderful posted on Soda Pop Avenue
Cooking the Recipe posted on Creative Southern Home
Creative Southern Home posted on Cooking the Recipe
Mammy2Grammy posted on Crafty Meggy
Crafty Meggy posted on Mammy2Grammy

I am going to have to look around on those blogs. I have a few Halloween recipes on the blog too!
Jenne recently posted…Pumpkin Seeds
There are some very yummy choices!
Very nice. Pinned. Linda
Linda recently posted…Is This a Pumpkin?
Thanks!
These looks so Yummy!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
Megan recently posted…Halloween Treat Swap Meet ~ Halloween Cookie Bars
Yours look so yummy too!
These look so yummy!
Linda Loosli recently posted…Halloween Party Treat Blog Swap
These cookies look SO good! Pinning!
DesignedByBH recently posted…What Is Craftsy? (You’ll Want To Know!)
So, I bought some of those kisses and I wasn’t sure what to do with them. Thanks for the great idea!
That’s pretty much how I came up with this. I like Hershey’s kisses, but I have trouble finishing a bag.
Edward Antrobus recently posted…Homemade Halloween Party Treats: Food Blog Swap Meet
Looks yummy. I’ll go visit the other blog sites too. Thanks for sharing.
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic recently posted…Cheesy Bacon Ranch Hash Brown Casserole
Great spin on the beloved Hershey Kiss cookies! I can’t believe Edward snacks on the Kisses while he is baking! Horrors! I would never do such a thing! (Edward, the trick is to buy an entire extra bag so it looks like you didn’t dip into them at all…shhhhh, you didn’t hear that from me…) 😀
Cara, thanks for participating in the swap! It was a lot of fun!
Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! recently posted…Blog Swap Meet – Halloween Party Treats!
Yes I’ve had a lot of fun with it!!
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I love pumpkin anything and those cookies look so yummy! I love how easy they look to make and me being a not so great baker – I may able to pull this recipe off!
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Felicita Moncada recently posted…Woolzies – Product Review and Giveaway.
I definitely thing you can pull these off!
Those look perfect for a school Halloween party. Thanks for sharing!
Pary Moppins recently posted…Perfectly Practical #180 – How to Keep Brew Costs Down
They would be great for that! Thanks for coming by!
So yummy! Saving for when I go into my Christmas baking frenzy!

Jennifer recently posted…Spider Web Halloween Nails
That’s what I was thinking…or maybe thanksgiving!
These cookies look delicious!! Pinning!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads recently posted…Easy Strawberry Balsamic Jam Recipe
Thanks for coming by and pinning them!
Mmm! I still haven’t tried these kisses yet – I’m definitely going to have to get some soon!
Amanda recently posted…Candy Corn M&M Cake Mix Cookies
They are yummy!
This looks yummy! I can’t finish a bag of Hershey’s Kisses either! LOL!
Debi at Life Currents recently posted…What I Use in My Dishwasher
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They look yummy!

Zoe Ziegenhagen recently posted…Too Cute Video
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Ooooh these all look SO yummy!
Megan recently posted…The Combat Boot Dilemma
Yes they definitely do! Thanks for coming by!
What a fun flavor of Hershey kisses. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for these. Thanks for sharing the recipe <3 Kim
Kimberly Leverett Osburn recently posted…Guest Blog: Megan from Crafty Meggy. Halloween Witches Hats and Brooms!
Thanks for coming by Kim!
Peanut butter blossoms are one of my all-time favorite cookies so I’m definitely going to try these!
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Yeah I am too! I have a ridiculous love for pumpkin! Thanks for coming by Britni!
Those look super yummy!!
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