RESURRECTION COOKIES
Ingredients:
1 c whole pecans
3 egg whites
1 c sugar
1 tsp vinegar
pinch salt
you need:
wooden spoon
Bible
zipper baggie
tape
preheat oven to 300 degrees.
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 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 live to give us life.
Read John 10: 10-11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and rush 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 Ps 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 Isa 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts.
Drop
by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet.
Explain that each mound
represents
the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was
laid.
Read Matt 27: 57-60
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!