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Easter Idea- Easter Story Cookies

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Easter Idea- Easter Story Cookies

Mrs. Hatten (my mentor mom at church) shared this wonder Easter idea with me for resurrection cookies. I am thrilled to be able to share it with you. Each step in making these cookie a scripture verse to go with it. This is a fantastic way to share the Easter story with children the evening before Easter.

Easter Story Cookies
Ingredients:
 
1 cup of whole pecans ( You can use chocolate chips instead)
1 tsp. of vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 cup of sugar

Directions:
 
    •  Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. (Don’t wait and do it until the recipe is done.)
    • Place the pecans or chocolate chips into a baggie and let children beat them with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by Roman soldiers  Read John 19:1-3.
      This Easter Idea walks children through the Easter story while creating a treat.
    • Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp of vinegar into a mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirty on the cross. He was given vinegar to drink. Read. John 19: 28-30.
    • Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give life to us. 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 or our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.
    • So far the ingredients are not very tasty. Add 1 cup of sugar to the mixture while beating. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know that and belong to Him.  Read. Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.
    • Beat the mixture with a mixer until it forms stiff peaks. Explain that the color white stands for purity in God’s eyes. When he looks at us, he sees that our sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read. Is. 1:18 and John 3:1-3This Easter Idea walks children through the Easter story while creating a treat.

    • Fold in nuts or chocolate chips. Then drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie tray covered with wax paper. 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 and turn the oven off. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that the tomb was sealed. Read  Matt. 27:65-66.

 

This Easter Idea walks children through the Easter story while creating a treat.
    • Go to bed! Explain that they may feel sad leaving the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus’ followers were very sad when tomb was sealed.
    •  On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice that they have a cracked surface. When you take a bite, the cookie is hollow. Explain that on the first Easter Jesus’ followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
 
We baked our cookies early so I could share them with you. I think we will do it early again next year. Easter morning is very hectic and I really want to have the time to talk about what happened to the cookies with JDaniel without feeling rushed.


This post is linked to Mrs. Matlock’s Alphabe Thursday.

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  4. I LOVE this idea!! We usually make Resurrection Rolls with crescent rolls and marshmallows, but this would be something fun and new we could try. Thank you SO much for sharing!!

  7. We’re just learning about resurrection rolls and cookies for the first time today! You learn something new every day! Thanks! –The Dose Girls

  16. We made these cookies when my kids were small. It is a wonderful way to share the Easter story without frightening young kids. Thanks for sharing. Everyone should make these cookies with their kids especially in this world today where times are so troubling! Hugs and Blessings, Anne

  17. I have heard the story but with a different cookie. I think my kids, even at their age would learn something from this. It is important to understand the real story and not the Easter Bunny commercial side.

  19. Those sound and look yummy! And I know my girls would love to mash the chocolate chips too! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!

  21. Easter can be as special as Christmas for kids if we take the time to make it that way. This is really neat.

    =)

  23. Saw your link up at 123 Homeschool for Me. What a cute idea for remembering what Easter is all about.

    Bridget @ Building Legos with Christ

  29. This is GREAT!!! How long do you cook the cookies for? Do they have to sit over night? I was hoping to do it during the Easter Service on Sunday. Thanks!

  30. Oh, I LOVE this!! We will definitely give this a try, but probably not this year since we are traveling Saturday night. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

  31. This is wonderful. We have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop and would love to have you share this and any other posts with everyone. It runs from Tuesday night through midnight Sunday. We also have a $50.00 Visa Gift Card Giveaway. Here is the link to the party.
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2013/03/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-blog-hop_26.html
    We hope to see you there.
    Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above

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  35. how long do these have to be in the oven? I was thinking about doing this during a school day for my students.

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