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 ==
# Heat oven to 375°F.
# Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl.
# Beat butter, sugars in a separate bowl until creamy.
# Beat in eggs.
# Add vanilla.
# Beat in flour mixture.
# On floured surface, roll out half of dough to ⅛ inch thickness.
# Cut with 1¾ inch heart shaped cookie cutter.
# Transfer to ungreased baking sheet.
# Bake 10 minutes.
# Cool cookies.
# Roll, cut and bake remaining dough.
# Beat all filling ingredients in bowl until smooth but thick.
# Spread 1 tsp on half of the cookies.
# Sandwich with second cookie.
# Let set 30 minutes.
# Dust with confectioners sugar.
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