resurrection cookies

We have had a great time celebrating Jesus for the past month as we lead up to Easter Sunday. Our final Easter project was to make resurrection cookies. It is to be done on Easter Eve. This is how it works. 

To make the cookies, you will need:

• 1 ziplock bag
• a hammer
• 1 cup whole pecans
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tsp vinegar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 cup sugar
• tape
• Bible

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°. Do NOT skip this very first (VERY IMPORTANT) step!

2. Begin following the chart below. Read the scriptures to the child and discuss each part of making the cookies and how it relates to the Resurrection.

Cookie Instructions	Biblical Correlation & Explanation	Corresponding Bible Verses
Place pecans in ziplock bag and let the child beat them with a hammer.	Jesus was arrested and beaten by the Roman soldiers.	John 19:1-3
Let the child smell the vinegar and put it into the mixing bowl.	When Jesus was thirsty on the cross, the soldiers gave him vinegar to drink.	John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar.	Eggs represent life. Jesus gave His life to give life to us.	John 10:10-11
Sprinkle salt into the child’s hand and let them taste it. Brush remaining salt into bowl.	Salty tears were shed by Jesus’ followers.	Luke 23:27
Add sugar to the bowl.	The “sweet” part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us! He wants us to know and belong to Him.	Psalms 34:8 John 3:16
Beat ingredients on high speed for 15 minutes or until stiff peaks form.	White represents our sins being cleansed by Jesus.	Isaiah 1:18 John 3:1-3
Fold in beaten nuts and drop teaspoon sizes of the mixture onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.	The mounds represent the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.	Matthew 27:57-60
Place cookie sheet in oven and turn it OFF!!! Give the child a piece of tape to seal the oven door.	Jesus was placed in His tomb and it was sealed.	Matthew 27:65-66
Go to bed. (Explain that they may be sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.)	Jesus’ followers were sad and in despair when His tomb was sealed.	John 16:20,22
On Resurrection morning, open the oven and eat cookies, taking notice of the cracked surface and that the cookies are hollow.	On the first Resurrection, Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.	Matthew 28:1-9

Our cookies are now sealed in the oven and tomorrow morning we will open the oven and enjoy the hollow cookies. From our family to yours, we wish you a very happy Easter! May you enjoy celebrating Jesus and praising Him for what He did when He died upon the cross. 

John 3:16 For God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life!