Our friend that came to visit last week usually treats me this time of year with her delicious pumpkin bars, at least when we’ve lived in or come to visit Indianapolis. They have a cream cheese frosting that puts them on the level of my chocolate chip favorite. There’s also a woman in our neighborhood that knows the cravings of a “Cookie Monster” like myself. She bakes me goodies all the time including oatmeal, cinnamon, and snickerdoodles. I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like.

Since pumpkin bars were difficult to deliver cross-country, our Indy friend took the time to shop for ingredients and bake me pumpkin Whoopie Pies while she was staying here. By definition, a Whoopie Pie is “a baked good comprised of two mound-shaped cookie-cakes with a creamy marshmallow-based filling sandwiched between them.” They’re like an ice cream sandwich or Moon Pie, combining the unbeatable elements of cookie and cake frosting. The filling reminds me of licking the bowl and mixing beaters as a kid. 

I’ve been living on these sweets this past week with just a few yet to finish. I’m sure they’ve helped heal my bruised eyelids. They are really the only reminder of fall here in Florida where the temperatures are rarely cool, the trees don’t change color, and there’s no frost on the pumpkins. The smell of pumpkin spice is the only sign of the season in the tropics other than the start of basketball. I’m glad to enjoy a Fall diet of Whoopie Pies.