Easter is fast approaching and I'm trying to keep ahead on all the holidays this year. Life is great when you make celebrations simple, fun, and frequent!
I had heard of Easter Story Cookies before but kept forgetting to find the instructions. Today I found them at ideadoor.com. We are really trying to refocus Christmas and Easter for our families and teach our children the importance of the Savior in our lives. I thought this would be a fun and memorable way to teach them about Christ's death and resurrection. I wanted to post it in case anyone else wanted to try it. Let me know how it goes!
Easter Story Cookies
To be made the evening before Easter
1c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 F.
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested the Roman soldiers beat him.
Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink.
Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.
Read John 10:10-11.
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.
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing.
Add 1 cup 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 Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 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 Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Read Matt. 27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in the 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 Matt. 7:65-66
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matt. 28:1-9
6 comments:
Hi, Heather! This is Shelby Bingham (Tiffany's sister). I met you at Damon and Tiff's this past December. I hope you don't mind my commenting on your blog -- which is very cute by the way! I hadn't tried the Easter cookie recipe until this last Easter when we decided to do it in primary. They turned out great and the kids thought it was brilliant! What a creative idea to help teach the children about Easter! Thanks for sharing it on your blog to pass the word along...
Do you really not bake or refrigerate the cookies? Leave them in the oven all night? Do you know if they taste good?? Sounds like a fun idea though!
Because you preheat the oven and then turn it off when you put the cookies in, the heat that's in there must be enough to do the little baking that's required. I have no idea if they taste good. I hope so!
Yay I've heard about these cookies. I am glad that you posted this. You are always such an inspiration to me!! Thanks
looks like a great idea! can't wait to try it.
This sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing! We will definately be trying this!
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