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RESURRECTION COOKIES
Read the whole recipe before beginning . . . try
to do together Saturday night before Easter Sunday.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup whole pecans
3 egg whites
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp. vinegar
1 pinch of salt
YOU'LL NEED:
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Bible
Zipper baggie
Waxed paper
Cookie sheet
Tape
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon
to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten
by the Roman Soldiers.
Read John 19:1-3
Let child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. into mixing bowl. Explain that when
Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.
Read John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus
gave His life to give us life.
Read John 10:10-11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it 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 Luke 23:27
So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain
that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He
wants us to know and belong to Him.
Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 11-15 minutes until stiff peaks are
formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of
those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop cookie dough by tsp. onto waxed paper covered
cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Put cookie sheet in the oven. Close the door and TURN THE OVEN OFF.
Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb
was sealed.
Read Matthew 27:65-66
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read John 16:20, 22
GO TO BED!
On Resurrection Morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie! Notice
the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow!. On the first
Resurrection Day, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matthew 28:1-9
HE HAS RISEN! HALLELUJAH!
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