We were given a recipe for Resurrection Cookies and it truly was such a fabulous way to make real the story of what we are celebrating on Resurrection Sunday. Dante read each corresponding Bible verse while helping to prepare the cookies.
All of the children beat a baggie of pecans that was symbolizing the Roman soldiers flogging Jesus. They tasted the salt representing the salty tears that Jesus shed, They smelled vinegar that was given to Jesus to drink and watched intently as Rich beat the eggs for 15 minutes to turn them white as snow. I could never cover all of the aspects of these cookies, but if you ever have the opportunity to do this, believe me that it is well worth it.
After mixing the batter and dropping mounds onto waxed paper, the children put the cookies into a warm oven and put pieces of tape over the oven door to show how Jesus' tomb was sealed. I told them that it was time to go to bed and you should have seen their faces. They were so sad that they were not going to get to try their cookies. I explained that this is how the Jesus' followers felt when his body was sealed in a tomb. They were so sad that they were never going to see him again, or so they thought.
The next morning, the kids removed the tape and were filled with joy at the idea of being able to eat cookies for breakfast. As they bit into the hollow cookies it was a great time to explain, once again, that people were very confused about finding Jesus' tomb empty. Although rejoicing was soon to come, it was still a challenging time.