Noels

1 cup and 2 Tbsp flour

½ tsp salt
½ tsp soda
¼ tsp baking powder
36 dates
36 pecan halves
1/3 cup butter
¾ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup sour cream

Mix flour, salt, baking powder and soda. Slit dates lengthwise and stuff each with a pecan half. Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Stir in flour mixture alternately with sour cream until blended and smooth. Drop dates a few at a time into batter. Turn dates with two forks until well coated. Place 2 inches apart on well greased cookie sheet. Bake on middle rack at 400° about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to rack to cool. Spoon a little icing over each cookie. Store tightly covered in single layers between sheets of waxed paper in cool dry place.

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla