Easter Story Cookies Recipes

EASTER STORY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Place pecans in a zip lock bag, close the bag, and let the children beat the bag with a wooden spoon to break the pecans into small pieces.
• Explain to the children that after Jesus was arrested, the Roman soldiers beat him.
• Let the children smell the vinegar.
• Put the vinegar into a mixing bowl.
• Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink.
• Add egg whites to the vinegar.
• Eggs represent life.
• Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life.
• Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hands.
• 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 sin.
• So far the ingredients aren't very appetizing.
• Add 1 cup sugar.
• Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us.
• He wants us to know and belong to him.
• Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until the stiff peaks form.
• Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sin have been cleansed by Jesus.
• Fold in Broken Nuts.
• Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
• Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
• Put the cookie sheet in the oven and turn OFF.
• Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
• Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.
• Go to bed.
• Explain to the children that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.
• Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
• 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 has risen!
• Happy Easter Everyone!

EASTER STORY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place pecans in a resealable plastic baggie. Crush the pecans into small bits. Read John 19:1-3
• Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into a medium bowl. Read John 19:28-30
• Add egg whites to the vinegar. Read John 10:10-11
• Sprinkle salt into the egg whites. Read Luke 23:27
• So far, the mixture isn't very appetizing. Add 1cup sugar. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16. Beat with mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
• Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
• Place cookies in the oven close the door and turn the oven off. Read Matthew 27:65-66.
• Go to bed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
• In the morning open the oven and take out the cookies. Read Matthew 28:1-9.

ITALIAN EASTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 cup milk and oil. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the wet mixture. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll the balls out into ropes about 5 inches long. Tie into loose knots and place cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 5 minutes on the bottom shelf and 5 minutes on the top shelf of the preheated oven, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. When cookies are cool, dip them into the icing.
• To make the icing, cream together the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extracts. Beat in 3 tablespoons milk, one tablespoon at a time, then stir in the food coloring if desired.