Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies and Testing Kitchen Aid Mixing Bowl Liners

With the arrival of fall, everyone seems to want pumpkin flavored treats.

These pumpkin pie spice cookies are an easy way to incorporate fall flavors into a cake mix cookie using the pumpkin spice jello instant pudding and a cake mix. I like to add mini chocolate chips for added flavor.

I am also testing the new kitchen aid mixing bowl liners with this recipe. I was at Bed, Bath & Beyond and happened to see them there and I really wanted to try them out. They are priced at $19.99 and the set contains two liners with two lids.

So I bought a set, which brings me to my disclaimer:

This is not a paid advertisement and I am not being compensated in any way for my review of this product. This is just my own personal opinion and I’m not responsible for what anyone else does with this information.

The bowls are made of very thin plastic and feel quite flimsy. I wouldn’t expect to have a thick plastic though as it lines the bowl and you have to have room for the beater to spin without jamming. It also states on the packaging that you can’t use the silicone edged beater with the liners as it may cause a fire. EEP!

The liners nest in the metal mixing bowl, they do have a tendency to spin a bit, but if you line up the tab on the side of the bowl lines with the mixer, the bowl won’t spin.

As you can see the bowl liners fit nicely between the flat beater and the mixing bowl.  That freaky orange stuff in the bowl is the pumpkin pie spice pudding.  The whisk attachment also worked great with the liner.

I liked how easy it was to just lift it out and put it in the fridge to allow the pudding to setup and I could, if I wanted to, go ahead and make something else while the pudding was chilling. The bowls also have lids and I think they would be excellent to use around Christmas when you are making lots of cookies and you have dough that needs to be chilled before baking. It’s such a pain to have to constantly dump stuff into another bowl and repeatedly wash out the mixing bowl.  The liners are a cheaper alternative to buying an additional mixing bowl.  I can definitely see how they will come in handy and I am glad I purchased them.

Getting back to the the Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies, they are relatively easy to make. The cookies have a cake like texture and are really like a cookie that is a cake. It’s a cookie cake cookie.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies

• 1 box instant pumpkin spice jello
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1 bag mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix the Pudding mix and milk together and allow to setup for five minutes or so in the fridge.

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix pudding, cake mix, eggs and pumpkin spice seasoning until thoroughly combined.  The dough will be very thick and very sticky. Add in chocolate chips stirring until evenly distributed.

In a separate bowl or shaker combine the sugar and the cinnamon.

Line your cookie sheets with either parchment or a silicone baking mat as these cookies have a tendency to stick to the pan. Drop by spoonful onto the lined cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture and then bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cookie comes out clean. Let cool and enjoy.

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