Instructions: 1. Mix poppy seeds, walnuts, egg and honey. Add rum until the consistency seems soft, like porridge. Drink remaining rum, you deserve it, since youll be baking for a while.

2. Using an egg beater at low, whip soft cream cheese and butter until it forms peaks, like a frosting (you may need to melt the butter if the cream cheese is firm). Mix in flour slowly using a wooden spoon or pastry fork.

3. Roll dough into 3 balls. Occasionally add milk to dough to keep it from drying out. The dough can be refrigerated for 1-2 hours, but it is not necessary.

4. Roll out 1 ball at a time and flour lightly. Roll dough out in flour or granulated sugar so it doesnt stick.

5. Moms method: Cut dough into squares or circles using cookie or biscuit cutter. Add about a teaspoon of filling. Roll squares into "logs",

"stars", or "pinwheels". Fold circles over and seal with a fork. This takes dexterity and patience, sooooo I invented.

6. Mikes Shortcut: Take rolled dough and make into strips about a foot long and 2" wide. Place a ribbon of filling in the middle. Fold over dough and pinch to seal at all sides. Cut into 1" squares.

7. Dip into coating and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

There is enough sugar and fat to keep the bottoms from sticking to a clean pan.

Hide in the bedroom and eat these with milk until sick.(Especially if you are six years old.)

Note: The kolatki are delicate, and fancy shapes require speed and skill. They taste as good using my method. My mother thinks I am impatient. Once you have eaten these cookies, you will understand why.

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