Pastel Snowball Cookies – Brownie Mischief

Ingredients

• 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar, sifted and divided (plus more for desired pastel powdered sugar color)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 cups (255g) all purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup (64g) finely chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup (40g) powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 cup (14g) freeze-dried strawberries or raspberries (*see note)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons blue spirulina powder
• 1/2 cup (14g) freeze-dried blueberries (*see note)
• 1/4 teaspoon violet edible petal dust (optional)