Empty Tomb Resurrection Cookies

4.99 from 93 votes

Hollow Cookies that tell the story of Easter and the Empty Tomb

Prep Time20

Cook Time8

Total Time8 20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 53kcal

Place walnuts or pecans in the ziplock bag. Have your child/children beat the bag with a wooden rolling pin to break the nuts into pieces.
Let the children smell and taste the vinegar, then pour the vinegar into a mixing bowl.
Add the egg whites to the mixing bowl.
Add a pinch of salt to the bowl.
Finally, add the sugar and cardamom to the bowl.
Beat the bowl ingredients on high speed for approximately 15 minutes, or until stiff peaks form.
Fold the nuts into the egg whites.
Drop tablespoon-sized mounds onto two cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone mats.
Put the cookie sheets into the oven, close the door, and turn the oven OFF.
On Easter morning, have the kids unseal the oven and take a cookie. Point out the cracked surface and take a bite. Surprise, the cookies are hollow! Jesus is risen!!!

Cardamom is not in the original recipe, but I really wanted to add it. Luckily, I know my Bible and found these verses that mention spices (Luke 23:55-56) to sneak cardamom into the recipe. Feel free to leave it out, along with those specific verses.
The original recipe had pecans, but I prefer walnuts. Use either or a combination of the two.
If you or your child has allergies to nuts, you can skip acting out that part and just read the verse (or use your own words to tell the story). You can also try using a few Heath bars instead, although I haven't tried this myself.
If you're short on time, you don't have to wait overnight. The cookies are actually ready a lot sooner. The cookies should be ready after they've been in the oven for around 1 to 1-½ hours.