things you need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg white
pinch of salt
1 cup of sugar
zip lock bag
wooden spoon
Bible
Preheat oven too 300 This is important-don't wait till your half way done with the recipe
place your pecans in zip lock bag and let the kids beat them with a wooden spoon into small pieces. Explain how Jesus was arrested and beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3
Let your kids 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 the vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain Jesus gave his life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11
Sprinkle a little salt in each lids hand. let them taste it and put 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 tasty. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us so much. He wants us to know and belong to him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until soft peaks are formed. Explain the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those who sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 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 to rest. Read Matthew 27:57-60
Put the cookies sheets in the oven close the oven door and turn the oven OFF.
Give each child a piece of tape and explain that Jesus, tomb was sealed. Read Mathew 27:65-66
GO TO BED. Explain the may be sad to leave the cookies in the oven all night. Jesus' followers were very sad 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 surfaces and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb empty. Read Matthew 28: 1-9
