Celtic ended their run of four games without a win after beating Gretna 3-0 at Almondvale.
Scott McDonald grabbed his 20th goal of the season, while Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras also netted for the Hoops.
The win sees Gordon Strachan's side trail leaders Rangers by three points ahead of the Old Firm clash next Saturday.
Celtic bombarded Gretna's goal in the first half with Danny Hall heading Scott Brown's effort off the goal line on 20 minutes.
Goalkeeper Greg Fleming then tipped Aidan McGeady's 20-yard effort over the bar, and minutes later parried away Barry Robson's fierce drive.
The Scottish Premier League champions broke the deadlock three minutes before the break when Hesselink's header was volleyed in by McDonald from six yards.
Hesselink should have doubled his side's lead in stoppage time but fired his header wide from Shunsuke Nakamura's pinpoint free-kick.
Cash-strapped Gretna wasted a glorious chance to level at the start of the second half when Nicky Deverdics scuffed a shot wide from six yards after connecting with Brendan McGill's low cross.
The Hoops punished that miss on 70 minutes when Hesselink headed in McGeady's cross at the far post to make it 2-0.
Two minutes from time, McGeady was again the provider for substitute Samaras to curl home the third goal.
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