Make resurrection cookies or “empty tomb cookies” as a meaningful Easter dessert for the whole family! This is a fun Easter tradition and a great way to teach the Easter story to kids in a more tangible way.
These sweet meringue cookies are a fun dessert to make the night before Easter and leave in the oven overnight, representing Jesus in the tomb. In the morning you can take the cookies out of the oven and cut them open to reveal a hollow center – He is risen!
Quick Look: Resurrection Cookie Recipe
- ⏱ Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 🔥 Cook Time: 12 hours
- ⏳ Total Time: 12 hours, 15 minutes
- 🍪 Serving: 12 cookies
- ⚡ Calories: 125 calories per cookie
- 🍂 Flavor Profile: Chewy meringue cookie with a chocolate filling
- 👌 Difficulty: Easy, perfect for everyday baking or celebrating Easter
- 💡 Why this Works: These sweet meringue cookies are a fun dessert to make the night before Easter and leave in the oven overnight, representing Jesus in the tomb.
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This is a fun way to teach the Easter story to kids and each ingredient represents a part of the Easter story. Below we have a free printable you can use that has related Bible verses and instructions for each ingredient that you can use to guide you through making the cookies.
If you are looking for more meaningful Easter traditions, you would love making these DIY resurrection gardens and this Easter story snack mix!
Key Ingredients
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- Pinch of salt
How to Make Resurrection Cookies
Step one: Preheat oven to 300°F.
Step Two: Place the mini chocolate chips in a plastic ziplock bag and crush with a wooden spoon. If your children are little, you can just talk about the small chocolate chips representing how Jesus’ body was broken for us. Read John 19:1-3
Step Three: Smell the vinegar (and taste if you would like), then add it to a mixing bowl. This step represents the vinegar Jesus was given on the cross when he was thirsty and the bitterness of our sin. Read John 19:28-30
Step Four: Add salt to the bowl. Place a few grains in your child’s hand and let them taste it. This step represents the tears shed by Jesus’ followers. Read Luke 23:27
Step Five: Taste the sugar and then add sugar to the bowl. This represents the sweetest part of the story: Jesus died because He loves us. Read John 3:16
Step Six: Add egg whites to the bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. The white color represents our sins being washed clean by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18
Step Seven: Fold in chocolate chips and drop mounds onto the parchment paper. Each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’ body was placed. Read Matthew 27:59-60
Step Eight: Turn the oven off and then place the cookies in the oven and let your kids seal it with tape to represent the sealed tomb. Talk about how it feels to leave them overnight, just like Jesus’ followers were sad to leave him. Read Matthew 27:65-66
Step Nine: Open the oven in the morning and use a knife to cut open a cookie. The cookie is hollow, just as the first Easter morning revealed the empty tomb. He is risen! Read Matthew 28:1-9
Your Free Printable Resurrection Cookie Instructions
Tips for Making these Cookies with Kids
- Make sure to beat the egg whites for 5-10 minutes until very stiff and glossy
- Use parchment paper and lift up the parchment paper in the morning to release the cookies. If you try to pick them up they can sometimes break apart.
- Use a knife to cut them in half to reveal the hollow center.
- Feel free to substitute nuts in place of the chocolate chips
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg whites
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Farenheit.
- Add the vinegar, salt, sugar and egg whites to a mixing bowl.
- Beat on medium high speed until the egg whites are glossy and stiff. About 5-10 minutes.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a spoon and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper in mounds.
- Turn off the oven. Place the cookies in the warm oven and seal shut. Leave overnight.
- Take the cookies out in the morning and use a knife to cut in half to reveal the hollow inside. He is risen! Happy Easter!
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