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Ingredients
1 cup whole pecans, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1 cup sugar,
3 eggs whites,
pinch salt, 1 Ziploc bag, Bible, tape
Instructions
The Easter cookies are to be made the evening before
Easter.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. It is important to turn the oven on
before you begin this recipe. |
Place pecans in the
Ziploc bag and let the children beat them with
a wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after
Jesus
was arrested, the Roman soldiers beat Him. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the
vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar into a
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 the 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 1cup 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 Psalms 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 & John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken pecans. Drop
by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet lined
with wax paper. 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 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
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