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EASTER STORY COOKIES
to be made the evening before Easter
You need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees (this is
important-don't wait until you're half done with the recipe)!
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 each 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 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 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 Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes
until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white
represents--in God's eyes--the purity of those whose sins have been cleansed
by Jesus.
Read Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by
teaspoons onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each
mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was sealed.
Read Matt. 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. 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 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 Matt. 28: 1-9
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