Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Cookies with International Delights

What makes the Holidays for you? Is it the chill in the air, the memories of family traditions, the beautiful decor or the festive music? For me it's the flavors of the season. Nothing ushers in the holidays better than a good dose of pumpkin spice, gingerbread or peppermint. I have very found memories of my mother breaking out all of the famous family recipes at this time of year, filling our home with the flavor and scents of the holidays. For my children I hope I am doing the same. I have some old family recipes and then I love to experiment with new versions of old classics. Back in the day, our Grandmothers didn't have fun new ingredients like International Delights Coffee Creamer to play with when developing their famous recipes. What a fabulous new ingredient we have when it comes to Holiday baking!

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There is nothing I love more in the fall and winter than to cozy up with a good spice cookie and a mug of hot chocolate. This year I started to play around with a ginger molasses cookie and thought it would be even more lovely if I added a hint of International Delights Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer to the recipe… it turned out like a dream.

I initially conceived the idea after finding a fun recipe from my friend Kristy over at Diary of Dave's Wife for her Molasses Pumpkin Kiss Cookies. My issue, I didn't have any of the Pumpkin Kisses so… I decided to try the International Delights Pumpkin Pie Spice creamer and then toss in a few white chocolate chips for good measure. They turned out divine, here's the recipe…

Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Cookies

• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup International Delights Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

1. Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg, Pumpkin Pie Spice creamer and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Pour in the chocolate chips and slowly mix into the dough. Put dough in an airtight container and chill for at least four hours, best if overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar to coat. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.

Now, all you have to do is grab your favorite cup of hot chocolate, coffee or Choffy {brewed chocolate}... Add a splash of your favorite International Delights holiday creamer, sneak a few cookies, light the fire, turn on your favorite Christmas album and voila, you are instantly transported to the holiday season thanks to International Delights!

International Delights has made it even easier to do just that! They are offering a $1 off any International Delights products this season with a sharable coupon that you can find here at the International Delight Facebook page.

Not only do they have fabulous deals that you can share with all your friends, but we can also help bring some warmth to some children in need. International Delights has partnered with the Coats for Kids Foundation and for every International Delight product purchased and then entered into their Share Your Delight page,50 cents will be donated to help bring coats to children in need! It can't get any better than that… You get to share coupon savings with your friends and family, plus you get to help families in need this winter!

So what Delights you? What brings the magic of the season into your home?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of International Delight. The opinions and text are all mine.