Celebrate the Holidays With Bulgarian Christmas Jam-Filled Cookies

Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 375 F. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and foamy, about 5 minutes. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Melt the lard or butter and let cool slightly. When cooled to room temperature, add it slowly to the egg-sugar mixture with the vanilla, mixing constantly. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Whisk together flour and baking powder; slowly add it to the egg mixture to create a firm dough. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Roll out the dough to 1/8-inch thick on parchment-lined baking pans and cut with a round cutter. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Cut out a hole in the center of half of the cookies and remove scraps. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Bake about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Re-roll scraps and repeat. Sprinkle the cookies with holes with confectioner's sugar. Spread cookies without holes with a jam of choice. Press together jam-filled cookie with holed-cookies to form a sandwich. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga Serve and enjoy! The Spruce / Diana Chistruga