Moravian cookies

Thin and crispy Moravian Molasses cookies. Recipe slightly adapted from Martha Stewart's Christmas. Makes 7-8 dozen 2 1/2" cookies. (or more)

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Our Christmas celebration begins the day after Thanksgiving with the making of at least one dessert or treat to be served during the Christmas holidays. That first dessert is usually a cake that requires aging, but we've also been known to make cookies that fall into a category we call "keepers". A "keeper" in our parlance is a treat that will not stale before the official holiday begins. Moravian Spice Cookies fall into that category. When I was a…

Moravian Christmas tree cookies are a spiced treat descended from recipes dating back to the 1700s and used to decorate Christmas trees in North Carolina.

With roots deep in Eastern Europe, these thin, crisp, spiced cookies have made a name for themselves in the United States. With roots deep in Eastern Europe, these thin, crisp, spiced cookies have made a name for themselves in the United States due to the Moravian Church settlements in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The trickiest part about this recipe is rolling the sticky dough incredibly thin. Instead of creaming soft butter, we use a food processor to add cold butter to the dry…

Learn about the long and delicious history of the famous cookie of Winston-Salem, NC and get the recipe too for Moravian Cookies.

Fall in love with the warm spices, deep molasses flavor and superb crispness of these Ginger Spice Cookies. A true holiday favorite that you'll want to make a tradition in your home.

An easy recipe for Moravian Sugar Cake. Makes two 8-inch pans.

These crispy spice cookies are addictive to say the least. Rolling the dough out super thin gives them a wonderful snap and the combination of spices and sweet molasses makes them the perfect holiday treat to share with friends and family.

Here’s part two of our peek inside just one of our NC communities rich in tasty traditions. We hope your holidays are filled with sugar and spice and all things nice! Best, Joy & Deborah ___________________________________________ Moravian Cookies by Matthew Lardie Chances are you’ve tasted, or at least seen, the thin, ginger-snap-like cookies that show... Read More →

Can you believe it is December already? I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the Christmas Season. Earlier in November we took a day trip to Winston-Salem. I was super …