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Ingredients
| pecans (chopped): 1 cup |
| eggs: 3 |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| balsamic vinegar: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/8 tsp |
Easter Story Cookies
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User rating:
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
6 serving(s)
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- 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- 2 Place pecans in a zip lock bag, close the bag, and let the children beat the bag with a wooden spoon to break the pecans into small pieces.
- 3 Explain to the children that after Jesus was arrested, the Roman soldiers beat him.
- 4 Let the children smell the vinegar.
- 5 Put the vinegar into a mixing bowl.
- 6 Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink.
- 7 Add egg whites to the vinegar.
- 8 Eggs represent life.
- 9 Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life.
- 10 Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hands.
- 11 Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.
- 12 Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our sin.
- 13 So far the ingredients aren't very appetizing.
- 14 Add 1 cup sugar.
- 15 Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.
- 16 He wants us to know and belong to him.
- 17 Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until the stiff peaks form.
- 18 Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sin have been cleansed by Jesus.
- 19 Fold in Broken Nuts.
- 20 Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
- 21 Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
- 22 Put the cookie sheet in the oven and turn OFF.
- 23 Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
- 24 Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.
- 25 Go to bed.
- 26 Explain to the children that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
- 27 Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
- 28 On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.
- 29 Notice the cracked surface and take a bite.
- 30 The cookies are HOLLOW!
- 31 On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
- 32 He has risen!
- 33 Happy Easter Everyone!