An idea for Easter with kids
RESURRECTION COOKIES!
Read the whole recipe before beginning. Try to do it together!
Saturday night before Easter Sunday. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Ingredients:
1 cup whole pecans
1 cup sugar
1 pinch of salt
3 egg whites
1 tsp. vinegar
You need:
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Bible
Zipper baggie
Waxed paper
Cookie sheet
Tape
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,
the Roman soldiers beat him. Read John 19:1-3
Let child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp 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 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 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 Beat with a mixer on high speed for 11-15
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 and John
3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by tsp onto waxed paper-covered cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was
laid. Read Matt. 27:65-66
Put 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 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 Matt. 28:1-9
HE HAS RISEN! HALLELUJAH!