We also received an advent book from our church that has devotions, activities to make and things to do. The boys and I have been reading the book and found a recipe for Impossible Cookies. So, along with the sugar cookies we decided to make these, too. I have heard about these before, but I've never had the recipe or the chance to make them. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something fun and a good teaching moment for the kids.
It's such a lovely story that goes along with it...When Mary told the angel that she couldn't be the mother of Jesus. The angel answered, "Nothing is impossible with God." The same with the cookies. There's not much to them - egg whites, sugar, salt, vanilla and chocolate chips. My recipe also called for pecans, but I left those out. Put them in the oven then turn OFF the heat. What? Impossible! The recipes says "In the morning they'll be done. Sounds impossible? Wait and see!"
Well, it worked. Here are our wonderful Impossible cookies. But, here's the problem - "in the morning they'll be done." Unless you don't want your kids eating cookies for breakfast, I wouldn't do it this way. I had 2 kids ready for cookies this morning! Next time, I'll start earlier and have impossible cookies ready after dinner. Recipe:
2 egg whites
2/3 C. sugar
a pinch of salt
1 t. vanilla
1 C. chopped pecans
1 C. chocolate chips
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the egg whites until they are frothy; then add the sugar a little at a time, beating until it's stiff. Fold in the remaining ingredients and drop by teaspoonful onto a brown-paper-lined cookie sheet. Put them in the oven and turn OFF the heat. Leave the cookies in the oven overnight and don't peek. Warning: IN THE MORNING THEY'LL BE DONE! Sounds impossible? Wait and see!
Nothing is impossible with God. Luke 1:37
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