Purchased From: the same Target as the last three posts…
Delicious-ness Factor: moderate
Notable: These are the first true pumpkin cookies that I’ve seen this season, meaning that they actually taste like pumpkins and not simply resemble them.  Not too shabby!
Flavor to Beat: My Mom makes a killer pumpkin cookie that puts even the best to shame – they not only taste like pumpkins, but I’d be a monkey’s uncle if they didn’t look like them, too.  Unfortunately, I can’t buy Mom’s cookies at Target for $1.99 / box … yet.

Found At: the Target that I surprisingly haven’t gotten kicked out of for candy voyeurism yet
Taste: good, but not stellar (pumpkin-flavored chocolate is a tricky beast to master)
Worth Noting: This bag sat in my car in the warm Florida sun for several hours before being cracked open, so admittedly they were a little soft.
Recommendable: Indeed – upper end of the scale as far as odd-flavored Hershey’s Kisses are concerned.

Origin: Target candy aisle (getting creepier with every photo taken…)
Thoughts: I appreciate the effort, but in reality these are merely glorified candy corn.  As far as I’m concerned, if it doesn’t taste like pumpkin, it’s just standing in the way of something else that does.

Discovered At: Target
Food for Thought: Peeps are kinda fun to look at, seeing what new shapes and colors they come up with for every season, but I’m not sure that I know of anyone who actually eats these things.
Suggestion: Add flavor.
Suggestion Sub-Note: No, seriously – 99.9% of all Peeps taste exactly the same, but they might actually be able to get some people to eat these things if they tasted more like what they’re intended to resemble!  Case in point, had these been pumpkin-flavored Peeps, I’d have actually purchased them instead of just snapping a quick picture before returning them to the stand.

Origin: Goofy’s Candy Co. @ Downtown Disney – Walt Disney World Resort
Analysis: cookie is merely a sugar cookie dressed up as a pumpkin, but the fudge is the real deal
Conclusion: pumpkin fudge was pretty darned delicious, and despite not being pumpkin-flavored, the cookie was actually pretty good, too

Just a sample from last year’s assortment – a formidable bunch, indeed, but I think we can do even better this year!

Origin: The International House of Pancakes
Taste: sweet, fluffy, great with syrup
Verdict: IHOP would get much more business from me if they sold these year-round