Easter Cookies
To be made the evening before Easter. My daughter did
this in her Sunday School Class
and really enjoyed the taste, and remembered most of the
symbolism.
You need:
1c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300.
Instructions:
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 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 1c. 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 (you don't want them
too big or it
won't work, so I'm told) 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.
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
Cookies can be left on a very very low temp..like 250 degrees.
and be ready
in a couple of hours...when surface of cookie looks dry and cracked....they
are ready to eat!!!!!
These cookies are quite sweet but tasty!
