Easter
Cookies
The following recipe is making its rounds on the Internet as a
freely-reproducible file. If you find it a useful visual aid for communicating
the message of the resurrection to children, please pass it on!
Ingredients:
1 c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 c. sugar
You will also need:
Bible
re-sealable baggie
wooden spoon
mixing bowl
electic mixer
cookie sheet
waxed paper
tape
Directions:
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
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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.
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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.
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Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life.
Explain that Jesus gave His life so that we could have life. Read
John 10:10-11.
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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. Read
Luke 23:27.
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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.
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Beat with a mixer on high speed for several
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.
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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
Matthew 27:57-60.
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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.
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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.
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On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone
a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow!
Explain how the tomb was empty on the first Easter because Christ had risen
from the dead! Read Matthew
28:1-9.
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