I've worked at Costco for 18 years. Here are 8 of my favorite things to buy there in the fall.

You know it's fall when you start seeing the Kirkland Signature pumpkin pies in Costco's bakery section. The pies have a classic fall-ish, savory pumpkin taste that's not too sweet with a hint of cinnamon.

Each pie can be cut into about 12 generous pieces and kept in the refrigerator to remain fresh.

Priced at $8 each, each 58-ounce handmade pie is a great value. Costco will carry the Kirkland Signature pumpkin pies until December.

If you like to decorate for fall, I recommend adding the Brentwood Originals harvest decorative pillows to your home. You can choose from four designs: a harvest truck, a plaid pattern, and two different pumpkin artworks.

Each pillow features a reversible front-to-back design with a polyester fiberfill and cover. One of the options, which has a pumpkin design, comes as a 14-by-24-inch lumbar pillow and the remaining three patterns are available in 20-by-20-inch square dimensions.

Each Brentwood Originals pillow is $10. You can find them in-store or online.

I find that the Halloween costumes available at Costco are usually a hit and sell out quickly. My warehouse has a great, relatively affordable selection of costumes ranging from Disney princesses, firefighters, and Marvel, Pokemon, and Star Wars characters.

The costumes cost about $30 each and come in various sizes ranging from 3/4 to 10/12. You may also find a bigger selection online.

The Kirkland Signature caramel-apple mini cakes are new and here for a limited time at Costco.

The caramel cupcake is soft and not too sweet, as it's perfectly balanced with a rich and creamy frosting made with condensed milk. I love the caramel drizzle and apple topping you get with each bite.

You can grab a six-pack of the Kirkland Signature caramel-apple cakes in the bakery or even at the front of your warehouse for $9 each.

The Bakery Bling haunted hotel kit comes with everything you need, including prebaked chocolate cookies, icing, assorted Halloween sprinkles, and candy accessories.

The Bakery Bling haunted hotel retails for just over $10. Notably, these kits are on shelves for a limited time, and at my warehouse, they won't be restocked.

The Hostess spooky Twinkies and ScaryCakes have been around for years, but I still think they're fun to snack on in the fall.

Each box comes with a variety of individually wrapped treats, including 16 spooky Twinkies, which are made with chocolate cake, and 16 ScaryCakes, which have yellow-orange frosting and a cream filling.

The box of treats retails for a little over $7.

Each box comes with four bags of the mix and four packets of pecans, and each bag makes a standard loaf of bread or 12 to 14 muffins.

The Krusteaz mix saves so much time in the kitchen and makes baking convenient, as the recipe only calls for eggs, water, and oil. I think each loaf of bread turns out very moist and tastes homemade. I even like to add chocolate chips to the mix.

Next time you're at Costco, grab the Krusteaz pumpkin-spice bread mix for about $10.

Muffins at Costco are a hot seller all year long but the Kirkland Signature pumpkin-streusel variety is especially popular. I love having a pumpkin-streusel muffin with my morning coffee or as a simple dessert.

Each muffin is moist and not too sweet and the streusel gives them a small crunch and hints of pumpkin and cinnamon.

You can find the Kirkland Signature pumpkin-struesel muffins in the bakery section, but only for a few months. Check your local Costco for deals, too. My warehouse currently has a deal in which customers can buy two packs of six muffins for only $10.

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