These cookies have become a tradition for our family, and I
hope they will be for yours too! I don’t know where this recipe originated
from, but what a wonderful opportunity this presents to further teach the truth
of Easter!
Begin this recipe on SATURDAY, the night before Easter.
Easter Story Cookies
YOU WILL NEED:
1 cup whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
a pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon or wooden meat hammer
duct tape or packing tape
Preheat oven to 300̊ F.
This is important! Don’t wait til you’re halfway done with the recipe!
Place pecans in zipper
baggie and let children beat them with wooden spoon / hammer to break them into
small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the
Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell
the vinegar. Put a teaspoon of vinegar into the 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
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 and let them taste it. Then put your pinch of salt in
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 of sugar to the bowl. 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 10-15 minutes until stiff peaks form. (They will form faster if the bowl has been chilled beforehand.)
Explain that the color white represents 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 by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheets. Explain that each
mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. Read Matthew
27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in
the oven, close the door, and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of
tape to seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Read
Matthew 27:65-66.
Leave the kitchen.
Acknowledge that the kids are probably sad to leave the cookies in the oven
overnight. Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read
John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open
the oven and give everyone a cookie. Ask the kids to notice the cracked
surface. Have them bite into the cookies. The cookies are hollow! On the
first Easter, Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matthew 28:1-9.
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