I often try a few recipes at a time. It’s like hosting my own personal recipe contest.
It’s just for my own purposes. And I know it’s not normal. But I always wonder if there could be a better recipe out there, and I think side by side taste testing is the best way to pick a favorite recipe. Sometimes the results are clear cut, and sometimes they are all good and comes down to personal taste. Sometimes I don’t love any of them and I try a new set of recipes. I’m not saying my final opinion is anything more than an opinion. It’s just how I roll and and how a recipe becomes my gold standard. Until I decide to challenge it, that is!
But I don’t just decide on my taste buds alone. I drag my neighbors and available friends into taste testing and offering their votes. Often when I blog, I just share the final result, my favorite. But I thought it would be fun to let you guys in on my results and conclusions.
So this time I was on a quest to find the best pumpkin whoopie pie recipe…
The cookies were all very different, but all very good.
I’m just as obsessed with getting the packaging right as I am with getting the recipe right. I can’t tell you how many hours I surfed the web/shopped in pursuit of baked goods packaging. But sometimes the perfect packaging isn’t a traditional cake box.
For the whoopie pies, I ended up using floral/corsage boxes. I bought them at my local floral supply store and they were reasonably priced. I protected the food with a cupcake wrapper and lined the box with filler to stabilize them a little.
It was the perfect little nest for these darling cookie sandwiches.
Then I added some fall flavor with a burlap wrap, some pretty preserved leaves and satin ribbon.
Beautiful packaging can turn a simple gift into a thoughtful gesture. Just my humble opinion.
It also makes delivering sweet gifts a breeze.
I loved using the bigger floral boxes for a more substantial gift. The long, narrow shape is a bit unexpected and fit 16 whoopie pies perfectly.
I’m sure that these could be put in a cake box, but I do enjoy the clear packaging, so that people can get excited about their treat before they even open the box!
I hope this wasn’t TMI as I walked you through my entire thought process while making these treats. But alas, I think this “quest for the best” was successful.
p.s. Happy Thanksgiving! My sweet blog readers are among the blessings I’m thankful for!
great idea for those boxes, I love having different ways to give out my treats.
Totally clever packaging!!!
Ashleigh you're so talented! I love this. As a semi-retired florist why have I never used my corsage box for treats and goodies? These look amazing!
I love this.Totally clever packaging!!!
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Absolutely not TMI! I truly appreciate your posts that walk through your creative processes. Thank you for sharing and happy Thanksgiving!
What a dedicated, busy baker! I love the pretty packaging too!