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Preheat oven to 350°.
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Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
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Combine flour, sugar,cardamom and baking powder in a large bowl.
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Combine rind, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, extract, oil, and eggs, and add to flour mixture, mix in cranberries stirring until well-blended (dough will be dry and crumbly).
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Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 7 to 8 times.
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Divide dough in half.
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Shape each portion into an 8-inch-long roll.
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Place rolls 6 inches apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; flatten each roll to 1-inch thickness.
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Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
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Remove the rolls from baking sheet; cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
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Cut each roll diagonally into 15 (1/2-inch) slices.
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Place the slices, cut sides down, on baking sheet.
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Reduce oven temperature to 325° bake for 10 minutes.
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Turn cookies over; bake an additional 10 minutes (the cookies will be slightly soft in center but will harden as they cool).
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Remove from baking sheet, and cool completely on wire rack.
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Combine 1 tablespoon lemon juice, yellow food coloring and powdered sugar, and drizzle over the biscotti.