Resurrection Cookies
Make these on Holy
Saturday.
1 cup whole pecans
1 tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 300
degrees F.
Place pecans in a
Zip-loc plastic bag. Let the children beat them with a wooden spoon
to break them into small pieces. After Jesus was arrested, he was
beaten by the soldiers. Read John 19: 1-3.
Let each child smell
the vinegar. Put it into a mixing bowl. When Jesus was thirsty he was
given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add the egg whites
to the vinegar. Eggs represent life. 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. Jesus' followers wept salty tears. Read Luke 23:27.
Let the children
taste the sugar, and then add it to the bowl. Jesus died for us so
that we can experience the sweetness of His Salvation. Read Psalm
34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat the mixture on
high speed for 12-15 minutes until it forms stiff peaks. The white
color represents purity. Read Isaiah 1:18.
Fold in the broken
nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
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. Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read
Matthew 27:65-66.
The children might
feel sad because they have to leave the cookies in the oven
overnight. Jesus' disciples were also sad 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 morning,
Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open, and empty. Read
Matthew 28:1-9.
Happy Easter!
