Moravian Butter Rum "Blackbeard Cookies"
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Inspired by the legend of North Carolina’s most infamous pirate, the Moravian Butter Rum Cookie — also known as “Blackbeard’s Cookie” — blends vanilla, butter, rum, and brown sugar with notes of orange peel, cocoa, and warm holiday spices. Hand-baked in Winston-Salem, it’s a bold, buttery taste of Carolina history and Moravian tradition.
This cookie’s story begins in the 1700s, when Edward Teach — better known as Blackbeard — made his home in Bath, North Carolina. When his ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, returned from its voyages, historians recorded the exotic ingredients it carried: sugar, cocoa, molasses, vanilla, rum, and rare spices.
Using that very list as inspiration, the Wilkerson family recreated his storied bounty in cookie form — a tribute to North Carolina folklore and five generations of Wilkerson craft. Just off the Pamlico Sound lies Kill Devil Hills, said to be named for a rum so strong it could “kill the devil.” We like to think that same spirit lives on in this cookie — only sweeter.
In 1925, Dewey Guy Wilkerson, Sr. set out to create a perfect spice cookie. He succeeded, and Wilkerson Bakery was born. Today, five generations later, the Wilkerson family’s Moravian baked goods are beloved across North Carolina and beyond. Chelsi and Drake Wilkerson, along with their brothers Kidd and Kane, work beside their father to carry their family legacy into its next century — honoring tradition while continuing to innovate with care and pride, always guided by the unspoken promise that every batch should be better than the one before.
This package includes your choice of 1, 2, or 3 boxes of Moravian Butter Rum “Blackbeard” Cookies
- Each box of cookies contains approx. 42 pcs. and weighs 7 oz.
- Choose to add on more!
Add On Options Include
- Moravian Star (21")
- Moravian Star Tree Topper (12")
- Ships fresh and arrives ready to enjoy!
- Cookies may be stored at room temperature for up to 10 months, if unopened.
- Butter Rum “Blackbeard” Cookies * – Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cane Sugar, Shortening (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Cottonseed Oil), Egg, Molasses, Natural Flavor, Honey, Baking Soda, Buttermilk Solids, Sea Salt, Rum, Spices, Dutched Cocoa, Orange Zest *Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy
*Manufactured In A Facility That Also Processes: Milk, Egg, Peanuts, Soy, Tree Nuts
A North Carolina Tradition Since 1925
A North Carolina Tradition Since 1925
In 1925, Dewey Guy Wilkerson, Sr. set out to create a perfect spice cookie. The legendary thinness and unmistakable flavor he pioneered and brought to life became the hallmark of the Moravian spice cookie. Along the way, products such as his famous sugar cake became cherished traditions. Today—five generations later—the family’s Moravian baked goods are beloved across North Carolina and beyond. Wilkerson sisters Chelsi and Drake, along with their brothers Kidd and Kane, work beside their father to carry their family legacy into its next century — honoring tradition while continuing to innovate with care and pride, always guided by the unspoken promise that every batch should be better than the one before.
The Wilkersons still bake with patience, purpose, and heart — cracking every egg by hand, freshly grinding whole spices, sourcing the finest ingredients, and using real potatoes in their Moravian Sugar Cake for authentic flavor. Each cookie is rolled to their signature paper-thinness, then hand-baked and hand-packed in small batches in Winston-Salem, where their family’s legacy truly took root and the Wilkerson magic continues to grow. These recipes are more than family heirlooms — they’re connections to memory, to heritage, and to home. Open a Wilkerson box, and you’ll be greeted by The Taste You Remember®.
