Peanut Butter and "Oreo" Brookies

Preheat oven to 375°F. For brownies, in a large bowl beat butter on medium to high 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat on medium 2 minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Add cocoa powder and beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour. Carefully stir in chopped cookies. Set dough aside.

For cookies, in a large bowl beat peanut butter and butter with a mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat until combined, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour and chopped peanuts.

For each cookie, press tablespoon-size pieces of each dough together and roll into a ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light brown and firm. Gently tap baking sheets on the counter to flatten cookies. Let cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Remove; cool on a wire rack.