Happy Easter and Spring! With all the beauty bursting forth all around us, it's a wonderful time to spend with your loved ones! This can be such a special family time! You can talk about the really important things in life, & take time for the "small" things in life. Take time to admire the flowers, breathe the fresh spring air, and have a Happy Easter, everyone! God bless you all!
~Easter Story Cookies~
This recipe is to be made the evening before Easter. This is a wonderful time for families to get the Bible out and really talk about the "gift" that Jesus gave to us all when He paid the price for our sins. Happy Easter!
Ingredients:
- 1c. whole pecans
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 3 egg whites
- pinch salt
- 1 cup sugar
- zipper baggie
- wooden spoon
- tape
- Bible
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 300ºF.
- 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 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 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 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
~Submitted by Melissa Smith
who received it from an email list.~
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