Chai Pumpkin Spice Kisses cookies

Chai Pumpkin Spice Kisses Cookies

I originally found this recipe on Pinterest of course, but adapted it to the ingredients I had available (example: my tiny town did not have Chai concentrate readily available...).  Here is the recipe that I used:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup chai concentrate (such as the liquid Oregon's Chai...I just used 2 tbls of a vanilla chai tea powdered drink mix that I had made a while back (recipe: http://katskitchen.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/vanilla-chai-tea/ )  mixed with enough water to make 1/4 cup....)

1 large egg

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups flower

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 bag of Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses (or 24ish)  Found at most grocery stores during fall.

Chai spice mix to sprinkle on top:

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions:

Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.  Add chai concentrate, egg, and vanilla until blended.  Add flour, baking soda, and salt until mixed.  Refrigerate for about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 325*

Roll 1 inch round balls from the dough, you'll have about 24. Place the dough balls on cookie sheets and sprinkle the chai spice mix lightly over the top...I kind of went overboard but either way works :-)

Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes. Unwrap the kisses while you're waiting.

Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately place pumpkin kisses in the center of each cookie. Cool completely before eating...if you can wait.