RESURRECTION COOKIES

Ingredients You’ll Need:
* 1 cup whole pecans
* 1 teaspoon vinegar
* 3 egg whites
* Pinch of salt
* 1 cup sugar

Supplies and Equipment You’ll Need:
* Mixing bowl
* Zipper bag
* Wooden spoon
* Electric mixer
* Measuring cup and spoons
* Wax paper
* Cookie sheet
* Tape
* Bible

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. It is important
to do this at the very beginning, before you do anything
else, so the oven has plenty of time to heat.
2. Place pecans in plastic zipper bag. Let the children use
the wooden spoon to beat the pecans and break them into
small pieces. Read John 19:1-3. Talk with children about
how Jesus was beaten by the soldiers after He was arrested.
3. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar into mixing bowl. Let each
child smell the vinegar. Read John 19:28-30. Explain to the
children that when Jesus was thirsty as He hung on the
cross, He was given vinegar to drink.
4. Add egg whites to vinegar. Read John 10:10-11. Tell the
children that eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave
His life to give us new life in Him and also eternal life.
5. Sprinkle a little salt into each child’s hand. Let the
children taste it and then brush the rest into the bowl.
Read Luke 23:27. Tell them that this represents the salty
tears shed by Jesus’ followers when Jesus was crucified.
6. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that so far, the ingredients
are not very appetizing. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.
Tell the children the sweetest part of the story is that
Jesus died for our sins because He loves us. He wants us to
know and love Him, too.
7. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes
until the mixture forms stiff peaks. Read Isaiah 1:18 and
John 3:1-3. Tell the children that the color white
represents purity. Everyone who has been cleansed of his
sins is pure in God’s eyes.
8. Fold in broken nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a
cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
Explain to the group that each mound represents the rocky
tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.
9. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and
turn the oven off. Read Matthew 27:65-66. Talk about how
Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Give each child a piece of tape to
seal the oven door.
10. Before going to bed, read John 16:20, 22. Tell the
children that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the
oven overnight. Jesus’ followers also felt very sad when
the tomb was sealed.
11. The next morning, open the oven and let each child take
a cookie. Notice the cracked surface. Take a bite and you
will find that the cookies are hollow! Read Matthew 28:1-9.
Tell the children that on the first Resurrection day,
Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and
empty. Lead the children in a prayer of thanksgiving to God
that Jesus is risen.