~Also known as Easter
Story Cookies~
This is a great recipe to teach your Children.
So Grab your Apron and Let's Get Started
You will need:
1 cup whole pecans
1
teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
a pinch salt
1 cup sugar
a
zipper baggy
1 wooden spoon
scotch tape
Bible
Instructions:
These are
to be made the evening before Easter. Preheat oven to 300F.
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(this is very important --- don't wait until you are half done with the
recipe). Place pecans in zipper baggy 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 teaspoon 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: Psalm
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: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper
covered cookie sheet.
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 and seal the oven door.
Explain that Jesus tomb
was sealed. Read: Matthew
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&22
On Resurrection Sunday (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
