Chocolate Orange Heart Cookies

Ingredients

 * 2 1/2 cups flour
 * 3/4 cup cocoa powder
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 1/4 tsp salt
 * 3/4 cup butter, softened
 * 1/2 cup light brown sugar
 * 1/2 cup sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp vanilla
 * filling
 * 2 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
 * 1/3 cup solid vegetable shortening
 * 3/4 tsp grated orange rind
 * 3 tbs orange juice

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 375 degrees.
 * 2) Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl.
 * 3) Beat butter, sugars in a separate bowl until creamy.
 * 4) Beat in eggs.
 * 5) Add vanilla.
 * 6) Beat in flour mixture.
 * 7) On floured surface, roll out half of dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
 * 8) Cut with 1 3/4 inch heart shaped cookie cutter.
 * 9) Transfer to ungreased baking sheet.
 * 10) Bake 10 min. Cool cookies.
 * 11) Roll, cut and bake remaining dough.
 * 12) Beat all filling ingredients in bowl until smooth but thick.
 * 13) Spread 1 tsp on half of the cookies. Sandwich with second cookie.
 * 14) Let set 30 min.
 * 15) Dust with Confectioners Sugar

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Contributed by:

 * Catsrecipes Y-Group