{"id":783646,"date":"2011-04-29T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T04:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/leigharev2\/?p=783646"},"modified":"2011-04-29T20:23:26","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T04:23:26","slug":"easter-story-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2011\/04\/29\/easter-story-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Story Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have friends who make Resurrection cookies every Easter. \u00a0I forgot about them until our friend Jeff sent us an email on how to make them. \u00a0This year, I decided to make them with the boys. \u00a0It was a special addition to the significance of the holy-day.<\/p>\n

Easter Story Cookies
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>To be made the evening before Easter
\n<\/span>You need:
\n<\/span>1 cup whole pecans
\n<\/span>1 tsp. vinegar
\n<\/span>3 egg whites
\n<\/span>pinch salt
\n<\/span>1 cup sugar
\n<\/span>zipper baggie
\n<\/span>wooden spoon
\n<\/span>tape
\n<\/span>Bible<\/span><\/h1>\n

Preheat oven to 300 degrees (this is important–don’t wait until you’re half done with the recipe!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them <\/span>with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain <\/span>that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing.\u00a0 Add 1 cup of sugar.\u00a0 Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.\u00a0 He wants us to know and belong to Him.\u00a0 Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.
\nRead Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read Matt. 27:57-60.<\/span><\/p>\n

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read John 16:20 and 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read Matt. 28:1-9<\/p>\n

NOTE TO SELF: \u00a0IF I DO THIS AGAIN< MAKE THE COOKIES SMALLER, OTHERWISE THEY COLLAPSE…<\/p>\n

Cracking the eggs…
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And we’re mixing….
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..and mixing…
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The tomb has been sealed…
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They could hardly wait to try them!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have friends who make Resurrection cookies every Easter. \u00a0I forgot about them until our friend Jeff sent us an email on how to make them. \u00a0This year, I decided to make them with the boys. \u00a0It was a special addition to the significance of the holy-day. Easter Story Cookies To be made the evening […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-783646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thisnthat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}