Name: Orange Chocolate Hearts Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter; ¾ cup sugar; ½ cup semi sweet chocolate bits; 1 tbsp shortening; 1 tsp vanilla; ¼ tsp orange; 1 tsp orange zest; 1 egg; 2 cups flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 1 tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa; 1 tbsp milk; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp orange zest; 2 drops orange; 2 cups confectioners sugar; 2 ½ tbsp half and half creamer; ½ cup semi sweet chocolate baking pieces; ½ tsp shortening; 3 drops orange

Love chocolate and the luscious combination of orange cream with chocolate? Then these cookies are for you! The orange oil really gives it that addictive tangy flavor to this orang chocolate recipe. A real nice Valentine’s treat or anytime you want something special for the one you’re crazy over!

How To Make Orange Chocolate Hearts

We've combined the flavors of luscious chocolate and tangy orange to give you this special Valentine's treat.

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 1 hr 30 mins

Total: 1 hr 55 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

Dough:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
½ cup semi sweet chocolate bits
1 tbsp shortening
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp orange, candy making oil
1 tsp orange zest
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tbsp milk

Orange Cream Filling:

2 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp orange zest
2 drops orange, candy making oil
2 cups confectioners sugar, 10 X
2 ½ tbsp half and half creamer

Chocolate Topping:

½ cup semi sweet chocolate baking pieces
½ tsp shortening
3 drops orange, candy-making oil

Instructions

For dough:

In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together.
Melt ½ cup chocolate bits with 1 tablespoon of shortening (in a small microwavable bowl in the microwave or small saucepan over low heat on the stove) and add to the bowl mixture.
Mix in the vanilla, orange oil and zest, egg, flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa and milk.
Mix until combined. Remove dough from bowl, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, bake 8-10 minutes.
Unwrap dough and roll between 2 pieces of wax paper until about ⅛ -¼-inch thick.
Using a 2-inch heart cookie cutter, cut the cookies and place on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Remove from oven, slide parchment onto wire rack and cool completely.
Prepare orange cream filling by combining the butter, orange zest and oil and 10X sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons of cream.
Beat at high speed.
Add more cream if necessary for a creamy fondant.
To prepare chocolate topping, heat the chocolate as described above with the shortening.
Stir and add the orange oil.

To serve:

Spread 1 bottom heart cookie with orange cream (about 2 teaspoons) and top with a second heart.
Place on a wax paper cover surface and either dunk 1 edge of the heart in chocolate and place on the paper or place the sandwich cookie on the paper and swizzle the heart with chocolate using a fork and across motions.

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