Easter Story Cookies

Easter Story Cookies

Easter

I originally shared this great recipe and activity six years ago. I planned on updating the post with pictures, Pinterest style, but my friends at Circle of Faith did it for me! I hope you can make time to do this with your kids or grandkids this week. You’ll love it.

Ingredients Required:

1 cup whole pecans; 1 tsp. vinegar, 3 egg whites, pinch salt, 1 c. sugar, zipper baggie, wooden spoon, scotch tape, Bible

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with a 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.

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 to belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with mixer on high speed for 12-15 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 Is. 1:18 and John 3:1-5.

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.

Do not bake the cookies. Put the cookie sheet in the oven and TURN IT OFF. Give eah 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. Jesus’ followers were in depair 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 Matthew 28:1-9. HE HAS RISEN!

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