In the 1950s and 60s Edna Spach and Pearl Edwards made and sold Moravian cookies in the Winston-Salem area. Both were members of the Trinity Moravian Church. This recipe first appeared in The Old Salem Museum and Gardens Cookbook. Note: This recipe makes a LOT of cookies – feel free to halve, or even quarter.
During the holidays, Winston-Salem’s cookie ovens never cool. They’re working overtime producing more than a million cookies to supply the demand sold at bakeshops along The Moravian Cookie Trail. Bakers make the original ginger spiced molasses flavor, along with a variety of flavors, including black walnut, Meyer lemon, chocolate or espresso.
Mrs. Hanes Hand-Made Moravian Cookies sprang from a family in-home business that Evva Hanes’ mother began to help supplement the family’s income. Hanes took over the business in 1960, followed her mother’s recipes and, with husband Travis, grew the business.