This Resurrection Cookie recipe, also known as Easter Story Cookies, has been used for years to help teach children the real story of Easter. These cookies are started the night before Easter Sunday, and are finished on Easter Sunday morning. Bible verses are included to help with discussion of the Easter story.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 1 cup whole pecans
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 (don’t skip this step!)
- Put pecans in a baggy and break them with wooden spoon – Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Romans (John 19:1-3).
- Pour vinegar into a mixing bowl – Explain that Jesus was given vinegar to drink (John 19:28-30).
- Add egg whites to vinegar – Explain that eggs represent life and that Jesus gave his life so that we might be saved (John 10:10-11).
- Sprinkle a pinch of salt into bowl – Explain that the salt represents the tears of Jesus’ followers and the bitterness of our sin (Luke: 23:27).
- Add sugar to bowl – Explain that this represents the love Jesus has for us and why He gave His life for our sins (Psalm 34:8 & John 3:16).
- Beat mixture on high speed until stiff peaks form – Explain that the whiteness of the peaks represents the cleansing of our sins by Jesus’s sacrifice (Isaiah 1:18 & John 3:1-3).
- Fold broken pecans into mixture.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper – Explain that each “cookie” represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid (Matthew 27:57-60).
- Put cookie sheet into oven.
- Close oven door. TURN OFF OVEN.
- Using pieces of tape, “seal” the oven door – Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed (Matthew 27:65-66).
- Go to bed (leave cookies in the oven, with the oven off and door sealed) – Explain that Jesus’ followers were sad to leave Jesus’ body alone in the sealed tomb (John 16:20-22).
- In the morning (Easter Sunday), hand out cookies – Point out cracked surface and hollow interior – Explain that Jesus’ followers were also surprised to find the tomb open & empty (Matthew 28:1-9).
Note: Be sure to allow children to experience breaking the pecans, smelling the vinegar, tasting the salt, etc. for a fun, interactive way to teach the Easter Story.
