Moravian cookies are as famous for their supermodel skinny physique as they are for their highly-spiced taste; these cookies pack a punch! What you probably didn’t know is that many of the cookies loved the world over are made right here in North Carolina.
What you probably didn’t know is that many of the cookies loved the world over are made right here in North Carolina. Winston-Salem has one of the highest concentrations of Moravians in the United States, and the city is home to companies that continue the Moravian baking tradition.
Here’s an itinerary for weekend in Winston-Salem. Akin to German Lebkuchen, Moravian spice cookies were created by the confection’s namesake, the Moravians, a European Protestant sect whose home included Saxony, Bohemia and Moravia (areas today in the Czech Republic and Germany).
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.