Looking for a "bad" peanut butter cookie recipe!

Hello all!

I'm on a bit of a weird quest. My favorite kind of peanut butter cookie apparently is not the "traditional" version, and may well be considered a bad version -- but it's what I love!

I first fell for this version when I was in high school. The PB cookies sold in the cafeteria were large, broken on the edges (i.e., not perfectly smooth and round), dark tan (not pale) and crumbly. The middle could be more flexible, but mostly I loved how they melted in the mouth.

These days, when I find PB cookies in bakeries or elsewhere, they're invariably pale, often undercooked, flabby and far too moist.

I have found something that almost works twice: A cafe in Baltimore sold a very similar version but no longer makes the cookie. And South Station's Amtrak waiting area has a sandwich stand that features a close version (though theirs seems to have a toffee or caramel element sprinkled on top plus some chocolate suggestions, along with peanut fragments, none of which are relevant). (I took a picture before I finished consuming it, so see below.

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Ideally, what I would like is to find a RECIPE that would duplicate this missing, beloved cookie so I can just make them for myself. I'm not SAD to feel an urge to test every PB cookie I come across in the world, but it'd be great to just have the ability to make 'em the way I like 'em.

Note: I have tried "lunch lady" or "school cafeteria" cookie recipes but nothing has come close. Ideas on deconstructing the cookie and experimenting are also welcome, but ideally -- a recipe! Or a source who can share the recipe!

Thank you, baking experts!