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The cookie usually associated with , Christmas in communities with a strong Moravian background such as Winston - Salem , North Carolina and Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , which still maintain the two largest Moravian communities in the United States .
The cookie is especially popular around , and usually associated with , Christmas in communities with a strong Moravian background such as Winston - Salem , North Carolina and Bethlehem , Pennsylvania , which still maintain the two largest Moravian communities in the United States .