There’s nothing complicated about Pumpkin Joe-Joe’s. They’re simple vanilla wafer cookies sandwiched together with pumpkin crème filling. That filling is delightfully pumpkin-y, sweet but not too sweet, and oh-so creamy. While we may sound casual about this combination, achieving the Pumpkin Joe-Joe was a tough task, albeit also a tasty one. In fact, we tested 17 different versions to find the ideal tension between cookie and fill- ing and the perfect harmony of pumpkin, vanilla and warm spice flavor. Totally worth it.

Like all of the cookies in this family, the Pumpkin Joe-Joe’s are twistable, dunkable, crunchable, crumbleable, and eminently enjoyable. Unlike most of the others, these are only available for a very short period of time. If Joe Joe’s are your thing, and pumpkin is your passion, run—don’t walk—to your neighborhood Trader Joe’s to grab yourself a box (or five) before they disappear.