With the cold weather finally starting to take its toll, we are all starting to settle down into the holiday spirit. But more importantly it’s time to start filling ourselves with oodles of baked goods.  This time of year brings cravings that at most other times we wouldn’t think about, and the strongest of these cravings is the desire to have our pumpkin pie. But let’s be honest here, who honestly has the time to make an entire pumpkin pie? Fear not my friends because I have found the perfect solution to settle your cravings in less than fifteen minutes.

On my last trip to Costco my eyes fell upon the wonderful solution to my pumpkin pie cravings. The box labeled “Pumpkin Spice Quick Bread” in the dry goods section seemed to magically fall into my shopping cart. It was a match made in heaven, for with the low price of $8 I got four packs of baking mix to make anything from cookies to pancakes.

Immediately as I got home I opened a pack of mix and made my cookies. The process couldn’t have been easier for fifteen minutes later I had a cookie that balanced the taste of pumpkin with the slight hint of pecans and spiciness, creating the perfect solution for a busy student with a sweet tooth.