Easter Story Cookies

Total Time: 25 hrs
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 1 cup whole pecans


• 3 egg whites


• 1 cup sugar


• 1 teaspoon vinegar


• 1/8 teaspoon salt (i used a small pinch)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.


• 2 place pecans in a zip lock bag, close the bag, and let the children beat the bag with a wooden spoon to break the pecans into small pieces.


• 3 explain to the children that after jesus was arrested, the roman soldiers beat him.


• 4 let the children smell the vinegar.


• 5 put the vinegar into a mixing bowl.


• 6 explain that when jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink.


• 7 add egg whites to the vinegar.


• 8 eggs represent life.


• 9 explain that jesus gave his life to give us life.


• 10 sprinkle a little salt into each child's hands.


• 11 let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.


• 12 explain that this represents the salty tears shed by jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our sin.


• 13 so far the ingredients aren't very appetizing.


• 14 add 1 cup sugar.


• 15 explain that the sweetest part of the story is that jesus died because he loves us.


• 16 he wants us to know and belong to him.


• 17 beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until the stiff peaks form.


• 18 explain that the color represents the purity in god's eyes of those whose sin have been cleansed by jesus.


• 19 fold in broken nuts.


• 20 drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.


• 21 explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where jesus' body was laid.


• 22 put the cookie sheet in the oven and turn off.


• 23 give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.


• 24 explain that jesus' tomb was sealed.


• 25 go to bed.


• 26 explain to the children that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.


• 27 jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.


• 28 on easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.


• 29 notice the cracked surface and take a bite.


• 30 the cookies are hollow!


• 31 on the first easter jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.


• 32 he has risen!


• 33 happy easter everyone!