Lard dimple Christmas cookies with jam

7. 10. 2025

Lard cookies may not be that well known nowadays, but our grandmothers and great-grandmothers used lard to bake Christmas cookies. You don’t have to worry about the taste; there is no smell of pork. On the contrary, it creates an irresistible delicacy and fragility.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup semi-coarse flour
• ½ cup plain flour
• 1 cup melted lard (cooled)
• 1 heaping teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 spoon of cocoa

Method:

• Mix all the dry ingredients and add the buttermilk and melted lard.
• Mix the dough properly.
• Form small balls from the finished dough.
• Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
• Press each ball onto the pancake and make a well in the middle.
• Fill the holes with jam.
• Bake at 365°F for about 10 minutes.

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