You can serve Moravian cookies in any occasion or function as the main item in snacks. Recipe Instructions: Make the Dough Mixture by Whisking All-Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, and Sugar Altogether Then Sprinkle Salt while Mixing Heat Molasses and Shortening on a Separate Bowl.
And so many flavors - spice, sugar, lemon, orange brandy, spiced butter rum, sugar ginger. We tried them all and found each one to be a special treat. On my last visit to Winston Salem, I was so excited to learn the real Moravian Sugar Cake was alive and well- thrilled-!
Aside from the buns and sugar cakes, Moravians are still best known for their signature spice cookie.
To begin your cookie quest, make your first stop the 200-year-old Winkler Bakery at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, whose original wood-fired dome oven has baked breads, cakes and cookies since it was built in 1800.