Scripture Cookies

By Paula Weed

Find each ingredient by looking up the scripture reference and filling in the blank. (Check your answers at the bottom of the page before making the cookies.)

1/2 cup “When I washed my steps with ” (Job 29:6).

3/4 cup “To what purpose cometh there to me … , the from a far country?” (Jeremiah 6:20).

1 “As one gathereth that are left have I gathered all the earth” (2 Nephi 20:14).

1/2 teaspoon “Spices for anointing , and for the incense” (Exodus 35:8).

1 3/4 cups “And thou shalt take fine , and bake twelve cakes thereof” (Leviticus 24:5).

3/4 teaspoon “A little leaveneth the whole lump” (Galatians 5:9).

1/4 teaspoon “Ye are the of the earth” (Matthew 5:13).

1 cup “Their root is up, they shall bear no ” (Hosea 9:16).

1. Wash your hands and ask an adult to preheat the oven to 400˚F (205˚C).

2. Mix first four ingredients together.

3. Mix in remaining ingredients.

4. Roll dough into 1-inch (2.5-cm) balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

5. Flatten balls with fork, first one way and then the other, making a crisscross pattern.

6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

Answers:

• 1/2 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon lemon oil or extract, 1 3/4 cups flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup dried fruit (for example, cherries, cranberries, mangos, or apricots).