Easter Story Cookies
To be made the evening before Easter
You need:
1 cup whole pecans (or other nuts)
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees (important -- don't wait
'til you're half done with the recipe!)
Place nuts 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 each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar
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 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 Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 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 Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper
covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound
represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Read Matt. 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
and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was
sealed.
Read Matt. 27:65-66.
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the
cookies in the oven overnight -- just as 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. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.
The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus'
followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matt. 28:1-9
He Is Risen! Hallelujah! Happy Easter!
[ Author Unknown -- from Carolyn ]
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