Moravian Cookie On Its Way To Being A State Symbol

With North Carolina lawmakers scrambling to finalize dozens of bills, there is one issue garnering strong bipartisan support. 

A bill endorsing the Moravian cookie as the state cookie has unanimously cleared the North Carolina House, and is now being chewed over in the Senate.

The legislation is co-sponsored by three Guilford County representatives.

Moravians settled in the Triad during colonial times. The bill cites the positive impact the Moravian community has had on the state's culture.

The popular thin spice cookies have been made in Winston-Salem since the 1950s and are now sold worldwide, boosting the local economy and tourism.

WXII reports the idea to honor Moravian cookies came from fourth graders at Brooks Global Studies Magnet School in Greensboro.