Lemon Gooey Butter Cookies – The Best You’ll Ever Taste!

2¼ cups (270g) all-purpose flour (preferably organic, like King Arthur Flour)
2 tsp (8g) baking powder
1 (8oz/226g) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia), softened
½ cup (1 stick/113g) unsalted butter, softened
1½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
2 tbsp (12g) freshly grated lemon zest (from about 2 large lemons)
1½ tbsp (22.5ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp (5ml) pure vanilla extract
⅛ tsp (a few drops) lemon oil (such as Boyajian) – omit for gluten-free version
⅛ tsp natural yellow gel food coloring (such as Chefmaster)
1 tsp (5g) kosher salt (or ¾ tsp table salt)
1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk (about 71g without shells)
1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar (for rolling & dusting)

Instructions:

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