Dessert

Resurrection Cookies is for Dessert.

Resurrection Cookies takes several minutes to prepare.

Resurrection Cookies takes several minutes to cook.

Resurrection Cookies makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Resurrection Cookies are:

1 cup Pecans
1 tsp Vinegar
3 Egg Whites
1 pinch of Salt
1 cup Sugar

Here is how you make Resurrection Cookies:

These are to be made the evening before Easter. Preheat oven to 300F.*** (this is very important --- don't wait until you are half done with the recipe).Place pecans in zipper baggy and let children beat them with the wooden spoonto break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested. Hewas beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read: John 19:1-3Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl.Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegarto drink. Read: John 19:28-30Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His lifeto give us life. Read: John 10:10&11Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the restinto the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers,and the bitterness of our own sin. Read: Luke 23:27So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that thesweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us toknow and belong to Him. Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16Beat 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 sinshave been cleansed by Jesus. Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet.Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.Read: Matthew 27:57-60Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read: Matthew 27:65-66GO 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. Read: John 16:20&22On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the crackedsurface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazedto find the tomb open and empty. Read: Matthew 28:1-9Number of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUFFCESSNA.

The nutritional information for Resurrection Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 82.4

• Total Fat: 4.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 16.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 1.1 g