Me: *buys the whole stock of pumpkin puree on sale*

Cashier: Wow, stocking up on pumpkin for Halloween eh?

Me: Um ya. For Halloween. Not just for me.

I have a self-control issue when it comes to food on sale. I’d go into a store just to buy a box of grapes and the next thing you know, my arms are tangled up with items as I struggle to walk to the cashiers to grab a basket.

As a student, we are either struggling academically, financially, spiritually, or all three, so it’s important to eat sale-sonally; most items are usually on sale at their peak season anyway, so why not eh?

So because I bought too much pumpkin puree (and have no intentions of returning any), I made some pumpkin cookies that taste exactly like autumn. Studded with melty chocolate chips with a crisp exterior, and warm spices throughout, enjoy them with a mug of homemade pumpkin spice latte, cinnamon tea, or hot chocolate.

P.S. these jack-o-lantern plates were also impulsively purchased when they were 75 cents each. No wonder my life is so expensive.

*estimates given in Canadian Dollars

1/3 cup coconut oil = $1.50
1/3 cup coconut sugar = $1.30
1/4 cup molasses = $1.10
1 tsp pure vanilla extract = $0.01
6 tbsp pumpkin puree = $0.40
1 1/2 cup oats = $0.42
1/4 tsp salt = $0.01
1/4 tsp baking powder = $0.02
1/4 tsp baking soda = $0.02
1 tbsp ground cinnamon = $0.03
1/4 tsp ground cloves = $0.02
1/2 cup chocolate chips = $1.00

Price Per Batch = $5.83
Price Per Serving (2 balls) = $0.58