Strawberry Snowballs

Ingredients:

Cookie

• 220 g unsalted butter, softened
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups premium flour
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Strawberry powdered sugar

• 2 bags of freeze-dried strawberries (30 grams each)
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Preparation:

1. Cookie:
   
   Using a mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and powdered sugar until creamy. Add the vanilla extract. Combine the flour and salt in a medium bowl, then add to the butter mixture and beat until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 175°C.
3. Form the dough into 2.5 cm (1 in) balls and place them 2 inches (5 cm) apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until golden brown on the bottom, 13-15 minutes.
4. Strawberry powdered sugar:
   
   Meanwhile, puree the freeze-dried strawberries in a food processor until they turn into a powder. Add the powdered sugar and mix.
5. Roll the warm cookies in strawberry powdered sugar and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Roll them again in strawberry powdered sugar if you want a thicker coating.