Easter Cookies

In my March/April edition of my MOPS magazine was a recipe and direction for making these Easter cookies.  What a great way to make the Easter story relatable for little ones!  As soon as I read the article, I ripped it out of the magazine and tucked it away just waiting to do it with Hannah.  I was so excited that we were finally able to do this last week. 

First Hannah poured the chocolate chips into a bag and beat them with a spoon.  Jesus was arrested by Roman soldiers and beaten. (John 19:1-3)

We added vinegar next.  Jesus was thirsty on the cross and offered vinegar to drink.  (John 19:28-30)

Eggs came next, representing life.  Jesus gave his life on the cross so that we could have life.  (John 10:10-11)

We then added salt.  Salt represents the tears of Jesus' followers and our own sin.  (Luke 23:27)

Now the redeeming part, we added a cup of sugar to represent the sweet part of the story.  Jesus died because he loves us and wants us to belong to Him.  (Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16)

We beat the eggs till they turned white and stiff peaks formed.  White represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed.  (Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3)  

We then added in the chocolate chips and dropped spoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid to rest. (Matthew 27:57-60)

The cookies were then put in the oven, closed the door, and turned the oven off.

Hannah sealed the oven door with tape.  Jesus' tomb was sealed.  (Matthew 27:65-66) 

Hannah then went to bed (notice we were thinking ahead and did this after bath time so that she was all set to go.)  We explained that she may have felt sad to leave the cookies in the oven over night, just like Jesus' followers were sad that he was in the tomb.  (John 16:20-22)

The next morning, we opened the oven and took a cookie.  The cookies were cracked and when she bit into one, it was hollow inside - just like Jesus' tomb on Easter morning!  On the first Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed that the tomb was empty.  (Matthew 28:1-9)

This was a really fun activity to do with Hannah and a great reminder, too.  I hope to continue the tradition with both kids every year.