Dates are cut into small pieces and mix with the flour, coconut and salt. In a separate bowl, break the butter with powdered sugar. You can not use a mixer, stir it with a fork. Add egg, and the mixture is well stirred until it becomes homogeneous. Pour a milk and rum. Liquid ingredients are poured into the mixture with the flour. Knead into a soft dough, which should gather into a ball. If necessary, add a little more milk or flour. The dough is formed into a wick 3 cm in diameter. Wrap in foil (nylon) and left for 30 minutes in a refrigerator. fuse unscrewed from fthe oil. Cut to size washers 1 cm. The oven is heated to 180 C. Suitable tray covered with baking paper. Arrange in the prepared pan on baking paper. Bake 15 minutes in the middle of baking turn the other hand, to bake evenly. Remove from oven and allow to cool. * Instead of rum, cookies can be flavored with vanilla or cinnamon.