Cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in sugar, salt lemon zest, lemon juice, food coloring and salt; mix until fully combined and fluffy (about 2 minutes).

Add egg and second yolk and beat in well until creamy. (Another 1-2 minutes)

Whisk flour and baking soda together in a small bowl to incorporate.

On low speed, gradually add flour mixture and mix until just fully incorporated. The dough will be sticky. Cover work bowl and refrigerate 1-2 hours or overnight.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Ready confectioners/powdered sugar in a small bowl and set aside.

Using a small cookie scoop, being sure each scoopful is similar in amount (so they bake up evenly) and place on baking sheet.

Roll each scoop of dough into a ball using your hands, then roll in the confectioners’ sugar to lightly coat.

Place dough balls back onto the baking sheet, allowing for an inch between each

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The cookies will still be soft in the centers. If they start to brown around the edges, they have baked too long.

Allow cookies to sit for 5 minutes, then gently transfer to a cooling rack until completely cool.

Store in an airtight container/jar for up to a week.

Dust cookies with a small amount of additional confectioners’ sugar prior to serving if you choose.