Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon white vinegar
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
Preheat oven to 300*F. Prepare 2 cookie sheets with a liner or nonstick foil. Set aside.
To begin, read John 19:1-3.
Have your children place 1 cup of pecans in a zipper baggie and let children beat them with their hands, a wooden spoon or even a rolling pin to break them into small pieces. Once they have done this, Explain that after Jesus was arrested, he was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
Read John 19: 28-30.
Next, let the children smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar into the mixing bowl. Continue by explaining that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.
Read John 10: 10-11.
Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life and have become a very prominent symbol during the Easter season. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.
Read Luke 23:27.
Sprinkle a small pinch of salt into each child’s hand. Let them taste the salt and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’ followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.
Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.
Now, add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us. He wants us to know Him.
Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Beat with a mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form approximately 11 – 15 minutes. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God’s eyes and those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read Matthew 27:57-60.
Fold in broken nuts. Here, you will begin to form and create the Easter resurrection cookies by dropping by teaspoonful onto a lined cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.
Read Matthew 27: 65-66.
Put the cookies into the oven. Close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door shut. Explain how in this part of the Easter story, that Jesus’ tomb was sealed.
Now, get ready for bed. Explain to the children that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Before finally going to bed,
read John 16: 20 and 22.
In the morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie! Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! Just like on the first Resurrection day, Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
This Resurrection Cookie recipe with scripture perfectly reflects this. Conclude this journey of having created empty tomb cookies by reading Matthew 28: 1-9.
Notes:
The stiffer and fluffier your meringue is, the puffier your cookies which will result in more air trapped in baking to create a bigger empty tomb effect.
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