Resurrection Cookies or Easter Cookies Recipe, Ear Cartoon, and more!

A Religious Story-Teaching Cooking Experience

Easter Cookies or Resurrection Cookies
Make them on Saturday night, right before Easter Sunday!

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Whole Pecans
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
3 Egg Whites
1 Cup of Sugar
Pinch of Salt
A Zipper Baggie (I like Hefty)
Wooden Spoon
Some Tape
Your bible!

Preheat oven to 300°F

Put the pecans in the zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces.
Then share with them that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Or, read from the bible, John 19:1-3.

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl.
Then share with them that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Or read from the bible, John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life.
Then share with them that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Or read from the bible, John 10:10-11.

Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.
Then share with them that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.
Or, read from the bible, Luke 23:27.

So far the ingredients don't even seem good enough to lick the spoon! But....

Then, add 1 cup of sugar.
Then tell them that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know this and how to belong to Him. And from the bible read Psalm. 34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.
Then share with them that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read from the bible, Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

Fold in the broken pecans nuts. Drop by teaspoons on a cookie sheet that is covered with wax paper..
Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Or read from the bible, Matthew 27:57-60.

After putting the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and then turn the oven OFF.

Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
Share with them that this represents how Jesus' tomb was sealed. Or read from the bible, Mathew 27:65-66.

GO TO BED!
Tell the children that leaving the cookies in the oven makes them feel just as sad as when Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed too. And, then read from the bible, John 16:20 and 22.

On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie!

You will also notice the cracked surface. And, after taking a bite, you'll see that the cookies are hollow!
On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty! Read to them Mathew 28:1-9

Learn all about
Jelly Beans

President Reagan love Jelly Beans. Read about it.

Don't they look good for being over 50 years old?
Visit the "Just Born" website to learn about them, how they've evolved and have fun at their website.

Learn all about the famous and traditional Easter Egg Roll at our Nation's Capitol

Return to our main Easter Page with the History, Folklore, Symbols and Such or continue our Easter enjoyment by visiting our pages or links below:

Easter Jokes, Riddles, Poems & Knock-Knocks We've gathered up a bunch of Easter Humor Fun!	Play our Easter Trivia Game. Questions about Bunnies, Eggs and all sort of fun for ages 9 to 99.	Egg Expressions, Quotes and Sayings It's amazing how an innocent little egg has crept into our American slang!	Bunny Hop Animation! Watch our little bear do his version of the Bunny Hop to some very jazzy music!
Easter Bingo! Play Bingo with holiday words or our Egg Dabbers!	The Bunny Trail Cartoon and also a Sing Along page with "Here Comes Peter Cottontail."	Take a peek at our Easter Cartoon called "Ear Implants." Plus outside links to Jelly Beans, Peeps and more.	Spinning The Bunny Learn where the angora came from for your sweater. Plus our angora sweater cartoon.