Resurrection Cookies made by Cherlyn Call @ YW's

These are to be made the night before Easter

1 cup whole pecans zipper baggie
1 tsp. Vinegar wooden spoon
3 egg whites tape
A pinch salt Bible
1 cup sugar

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees (this is important--don't wait until you are half done with the recipe!)

Place pecans in zipper baggie and beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. After Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. (Read John 19:1-3)

Smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. 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. Jesus gave His life to give us life. (Read John 10:10-11)

Sprinkle a little salt into each person's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. 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. The sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to Love and belong to Him. (Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16)

Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. 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 teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. 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. Jesus' tomb was sealed. (Read Matthew 27:65-66)

GO TO BED! 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 Matthew 28:1-9)


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