Resurrection Day Cookies

by Cheryl, Tiffany, & Brittany
from Virtuous Daughters, April 2005~Volume 5, Number 1

​Materials Needed:

• Bible
• 1 c. whole pecans       
• ziploc bag
• wooden spoon
• 1 tsp. vinegar
• 3 egg whites               
• pinch salt                    
• 1 c. sugar
• tape

 
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300.  Place pecans in ziploc bag 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.
 
2. Let each child smell the vinegar.  Put 1 tsp. vinegar into a mixing bowl.  Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink.  Read John 19:28-30.
 
3. Add egg white to vinegar.  Eggs represent life.  Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.  Read John 10:10-11.
 
4. 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.
 
5. 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 and belong to Him.  Read John 3:16.
 
6. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 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 Isaiah 1:18, John 3:1-3.
 
7. Fold in broken nuts.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet covered with waxed paper.  Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid.  Read Matthew 27:57-60.
 
8. Put the cookie sheet into the preheated 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.
 
9. Leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Explain that Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20-22.
 
10. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! Explain that Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9.  He has risen!