And So We’ll Try To Represent Jesus Properly This Year…

In 2007, I tried my hand at the Easter Story Cookies… or also called Resurrection Cookies…

(of which Thing 2 called re-election cookies… heh.  kids.)

I followed all of the directions.  I did.

I swear I did.

But they didn’t turn out right.

As in, they are supposed to be hollow in the middle, representing the tomb being empty…

And mine?

Well…

Let’s just say if my cookies depicted Jesus, he’s very rotten in the grave still…. but since we know that’s not true… then, we can also deduce that I screwed up the cookies.

Which isn’t a shocker to anyone when it comes to me in the kitchen.

But really?  I think it was my oven.  You know it’s kind of… well… old… and, really?

The only thing it makes well is Becki’s Kroger bag potatoes which neither of us can replicate the ones she made when she came to visit.

So this year, we’re going to try the Easter Story Cookies again in the boy’s oven and see if that will help and if we can TRULY represent to the kidlets what happened the night Jesus was betrayted.

And if not? I’ll just tell them that I was not blessed with the gift of cooking and we’ll move on…

And if you’re interested?  Here’s the recipe..

Resurrection Cookies

• 1 cup whole pecans
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 egg whites
• pinch salt
• 1 cup sugar
• Plastic baggie
• Wooden spoon, rolling pin
• Tape
• Bible

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. ( VERY IMPORTANT!!! Do this before doing anything else.)

• Place nuts in baggie and beat them with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested and He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3

• Open the vinegar and let everyone smell it. Put 1 teaspoon into the mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, all He was given to drink was vinegar. Read John 19:28-30

• Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11

• Sprinkle a little salt into each person’s hand. Let them taste it, then 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

• So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Sprinkle a little sugar into each person’s hand. Let them taste it, then brush the rest into the bowl. 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. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16

• Beat with mixer on high speed for 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents our purity in God’s eyes because our sins are cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18

• Fold in nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60

• Put 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 shut. Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66

• You’re done! Explain that you cannot eat the cookies tonight, but that you have to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. That might not make anyone too happy. Explain that Jesus’ followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22

• The next morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the third day, Jesus followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9

Let me know if you made them and how they turned out… and I’ll try to do the same…

Maybe I should end this post now with “Forgive me, Lord…” just in case I don’t resurrect Him again this year…

Until next time…