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Preheat oven to 300 F.
Place pecans in zipper baggie and beat them with the wooden spoon to break
into small pieces. After Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
Read John 19:1-3.
Smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl. When Jesus was
thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Jesus gave His life to
give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into your hand. Taste it and brush the rest into the
bowl. 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.
Add 1 cup of sugar. 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 a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are
formed. The color white represents the purity in God's eyes, of those whose
sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18, & John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto wax paper covered cookie sheet.
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. With
a piece of tape seal the oven door. Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew
28:65-66.
GO TO BED! You may feel safe to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus'
followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and take 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. Read Matthew 28:1-9.
Now you may have a friend who needs to hear the Easter story. You can quickly
make this
Cookie Box, to take some of your Empty
Tomb Cookies to this friend and use them to explain the Easter story.
Go to Cookie Box instructions.
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