~EASTER STORY COOKIES~
~To be made the evening before Easter~
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°
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 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
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