Have you seen those cookies in your store bakery...the cutouts with no icing on them? Around here, there seems to be a 'run' on them. They freeze so well and you can pull them out any time of year and ice them. We just had cutouts from Halloween and they were wonderful. We were just looking to replace our 'stash' and everyone seems to be out. We finally found some at the 4th store we checked.
Looks like a lot of folks are probably using them as their kid's project..decorating cookies. I used to make them, but they are labor intensive.