Resurrection Cookies

This recipe was in my MOPS Mom Sense magazine and I thought I would share! Such a neat idea to do with kids!

(If possible it says to make the evening before Easter)

You'll Need:
1 C whole pecans OR 1 C mini choc chips for those with food allergies
1 tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
Pinch of salt
1 C sugar
Ziploc bag
Wooden spoon
Tape
Bible

1. Peheat oven to 300.
2. Place pecans of choc chips in bag and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, the Roman soliders beat him. (Read John 19:1-3)
3. Let the child smell the vinegar before putting it into a mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, he was given vinegar to drink. (Read John 19:28-30)
4. Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life. (Read John 10:10-11)
5. Sprinkle a little salt into eat child's hand. Let them taste it and then brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that Jesus represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers and the bitterness of our own sin. (Read Luke 23:27)
6. Add sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us. He wants us to know him and belong to him. (Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16)
7. Beat egg white mixture with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color shite represents the purity of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. (Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3)
8. Fold in broken nuts or mini choc chips. Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. (Read Matthew 27: 57-60)
9. Put the cookie sheet into the oven, close the door and turn the oven off. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Eplain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. (Read Matthew 27:65-66)
10. Go to bed. Explain that they may be sad to leave the cookies in the over overnight. Jesus' followers felt despair when the tomb was sealed too. (Read John 16:20-22)
11. 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. He is risen! He is risen indeed! (Read Matthew 28:1-9)