Tuesday, March 18, 2008

empty tomb cookies

I've really been wanting to try these cookies for a few years, but I think that this year is the year we can try it for the first time...

Empty Tomb Cookies

1 cup whole pecans, in a plastic baggie
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
1 pinch salt
1 cup sugar

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees--you MUST do it now. Also, gather a cooking mallet, kitchen mixer, masking tape and Bible.
2. Read John 19:1-3 ~ Jesus was beaten for our sins; beat the nuts with a cooking mallet; set aside.
3. Read John 19:28-30 - Jesus drank something like vinegar (gall), sniff the fragrance, dip finger in and taste, too; place the vinegar in a mixing bowl.
4. Read John 10:10-11 - Egg whites symbolize Jesus' holy, innocent life; add whites to the bowl with the vinegar.
5. Read Luke 23:27 - the bitter tears of the women; taste a few grains, remember your own sins; add the salt to the bowl.
6. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16 - Sweet salvation! Taste and see; add sugar to the bowl.
7. Crank up the mixer and let it go while you read from Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3; let the mixer go for about 12-15 MINUTES; this needs to be VERY stiff!
8. Read Matthew 27:57-60 - Fold the nuts into the egg-sugar mixture; this symbolizes the rocks in the garden.
9. Using a scoop or knife & spoon, drop by spoon into mounds (to resemble a rocky tomb); put into the oven and turn it OFF!
10. Read Matthew 27:65-66 - The tomb is sealed; use two pieces of tape (5-6 inches long) to "seal" the door edges (symbolically).
11. Read John 16:20 & 22 - Consider these passages, then go to bed!
12. NEXT MORNING: Read Matthew 28:1-9 - Jesus is risen! Behold--the empty tomb! Unseal the oven door, take out the cookies, break or bite one in half -- it should be hollow inside---empty---just like the Tomb!
13. He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah

3 comments:

Sherry said...

Ohhhh...I have heard of those, but never saw a recipe for them. Methinks we will give this a try! It will probably taste divine because the word verification for me to post my comment is mmmgood! hahahaha!!

Anonymous said...

Bethany, thanks so much for this recipe post. It's going into my "permanent" recipe file today, then I'm going to share it with a whole bunch of other people and tonight I'm going to try it.

What a wonderful way to remember Jesus' sacrifice for our sins through his death, burial and resurrection. Thanks again!

Momma Kay

Anonymous said...

Bethany

You're as creative as your mom. Thank you.

Uncle Tim

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