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.
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.
A baker at Mrs. Hanes cuts out cookies at lightning speed. Traditionally, Moravian cookies are hand-rolled to paper thinness before being cut into rounds with or without scallop edges.