Just In Time For Halloween: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    I haven't had a lot of time for seasonal baking lately. My classes are super duper stressful, to the point where all I do at home is study. Since the semester is almost over, hopefully that will change soon. I think my next semester is supposed to be slightly easier, despite the fact that I plan to take 18 hours.

   But this weekend, I managed to make time for a couple of projects. I completed a cookie "order" for a former coworker, and I also searched the internet looking for some fun pumpkin-ey baked goods. I always look at CooksIllustrated.com first, partially because I pay for a membership to the website and want to get my money's worth, and partially because I LOVE America's Test Kitchen. I know that when I'm looking for something specific, there's usually a foolproof recipe that matches it on Cook's Illustrated Online. I got really lucky with this one because it was actually sent in by another reader for the Holiday Baking Contest in 2005. Wow. I am so glad she shared and I can absolutely see why she won. These pumpkin whoopie pies are the bomb.