Resurrection Cookies
On the Saturday before Easter, we make resurrection cookies (meringues).
These cookies have been a fun way to talk about the Easter story since 2007 in our house.
2013
I found some of the recipe and script below to be a bit of a stretch for me and the kids so I only use parts of it and adjust it to make it work for us. I also eliminate the vinegar as it does not taste very good and add some vanilla instead.
For this recipe you will need:
1 c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat Oven to 300 F. (this is important - don't wait till you are half
way 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 1 c. sugar. Explain
that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us, He
wants us to know that and He wants us to love Him as well.
Read Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 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 Isaiah1:18 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. Explain that Jesus'
tomb was sealed.
Read Matthew 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 Sunday morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the
cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On Resurrection
morning, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matthew 28:1-9.
JESUS HAS RISEN!!!
HE IS ALIVE!![i]
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