Easter Cookies

To be made the evening before Easter with your child or children !!


1 cup Whole Pecans
3 Egg Whites
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp. Vinegar
pinch of Salt
Zip lock bag
Wooden Spoon
Wax Paper
Tape
Bible


1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Place the pecans in a zip lock bag and let the child beat the bag with a wood spoon to break up the pecans into small pieces. Explain to the child that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. ( Read John 19:1-3)

3. Let the child smell the vinegar. Put the 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)

4. Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain the Jesus gave His life to give us life. (Read John 10:10-11)

5. Sprinkle a little salt into the child's hand. Let them taste it and then brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that the salt represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. ( Read Luke 23:27)

6. So far the ingredients are not very appetising. Add the 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)

7. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleanse by Jesus. (Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3)

8. Fold in the broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. ( Read Matthew 27:57-60)

9. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give the child a piece of tape and "seal" the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. (Read Matthew 27:65-66)

10. Now GO TO BED!! Explain to the child 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)

11. 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)