Courtesy of Food Network

Yields 24

Ingredients

• 1 cup dries pitted dates or 4 ounces chopped
• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons reduced fat chunky peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 full sheets of whole wheat graham crackers
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• cooking spray
• Toppings: unsweetened coconut flakes, crushed graham crackers, chopped peanuts, low-fat granola (optional)

Directions

• Combine dates, water and lemon juice in saucepan. Simmer on medium until mixture looks like paste (15 – 20 min). Stir in honey, peanut butter, cocoa powder and salt. Once combined, stir in graham crackers and oats. Turn off heat.
•  Mist cookie sheet with cooking spray and drop table spoons of cookie mixture onto pan. Chill and set for 20 minutes.
• Roll each cookie into desired toppings and flatten into a plump disk. Serve cold.

Recipe from Food Network.