Resurrection Cookies

This weekend my mom came over to do a little baking project with D & E. She found a recipe for Resurrection Cookies. The making of the cookies tells the Easter story. It was the coolest thing.

The only thing we would do differently is to add less pecans. Here is the recipe:

1 C pecan halves
1 tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 C sugar
Zipper baggie
wooden spoon
wax paper
tape
Bible

1. Preheat oven to 100 F. Place pecans in a 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

2. 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

3. 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 teh bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27

4. So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the sweetness part of the story is that Jesus died because He loved us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16

5. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity of God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3

6. Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper and cover 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

7. GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' follwers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20-22

8. On resurrection morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Resurrection day, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9

The cookies were indeed cracked.


And hollow. Which is where a few less pecans would've shown that better.

The girls loved the story, making the cookies and realizing they were hollow the next morning.