Fall officially smells like cinnamon and pumpkin spice at Aldi right now, and the store’s Bake Shop Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies are back on shelves to prove it. This is the cookie people wait all year for — soft, cake-like pumpkin spice cookies hugging a thick swipe of cinnamon cream cheese frosting — and at $4.99 for a 12-count package, it’s one of the best bakery deals of the whole season.
We’ve already told you about Aldi’s $4.49 pumpkin coffee cake bites and the pumpkin praline pie gelato that’s rolling out this month, but these sandwich cookies might be the fall bakery item shoppers get the most hyped about every single year — and for good reason.
What’s Actually In The Package
Each 15.5-ounce clamshell holds a dozen sandwich cookies: pillowy pumpkin spice cookies pressed together around a generous layer of cinnamon cream cheese filling. The cookies lean more cake-like than crunchy, with real pumpkin pie spice running through the dough instead of just an artificial pumpkin flavor bomb. The filling is the real star — tangy like classic cream cheese frosting, with a warm cinnamon kick that keeps it from tasting like plain sugar.
“The filling is fantastic. Sweet with a subtle tanginess and some warm cinnamon spice.” — BrandEating.com review
At $4.99 for 12 cookies, that works out to about 42 cents a cookie — cheaper than a single cookie at most specialty bakeries, and a fraction of what similar seasonal sandwich cookies run at other grocery chains.
Why You Shouldn’t Wait On These
Like most Aldi Bake Shop specialty items, these are a limited-time fall run. There’s no guarantee of a restock once a store sells out, and this cookie has developed a genuine cult following over the past few autumns — shoppers have been known to grab two or three packages at a time just to stash some in the freezer. If your local Aldi has them, don’t assume they’ll still be there next weekend.
They also pair shockingly well with Aldi’s other fall lineup. Crumble one over a scoop of the pumpkin praline pie gelato for an instant sundae, or set a plate out next to the Berryhill pumpkin maple spread at your next fall gathering — nobody will believe your whole spread cost less than $15.
The Bottom Line
Bake Shop Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies are exactly the kind of Aldi find that makes grocery runs feel a little more exciting this time of year: a legitimately good bakery treat, priced way below what you’d expect, that disappears the second the season shifts. If pumpkin spice season means anything to you, this is the cart addition to make first.
Have you tried them yet? Grab a pack on your next Aldi run before they’re gone — and let us know if you stock your freezer like the rest of the internet does.
Photo credits: BrandEating.com
