Chocolate Orange Heart Cookies

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Makes 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

 * 2½ cups flour
 * ¾ cup cocoa powder
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ¾ cup butter, softened
 * ½ cup light brown sugar
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp vanilla

Filling

 * 2¼ cups confectioner's sugar
 * ⅓ cup solid vegetable shortening
 * ¾ tsp grated orange rind
 * 3 tbs orange juice

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 375°F.
 * 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 ⅛ inch thickness.
 * 8) Cut with 1¾ inch heart shaped cookie cutter.
 * 9) Transfer to ungreased baking sheet.
 * 10) Bake 10 minutes.
 * 11) Cool cookies.
 * 12) Roll, cut and bake remaining dough.
 * 13) Beat all filling ingredients in bowl until smooth but thick.
 * 14) Spread 1 tsp on half of the cookies.
 * 15) Sandwich with second cookie.
 * 16) Let set 30 minutes.
 * 17) Dust with confectioners sugar.