Banana Chocolate Pecan Cookies with Salted Caramel – Brownie Mischief

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups (298g) all purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 cup (200g) packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/3 cup (75g) mashed over-ripe banana
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 3 1/2-4 oz bar of dark chocolate, broken into bite size pieces, plus extra for the tops
• 3/4 cup (85g) roasted, salted pecans, coarsely chopped
• banana chips for the tops
• salted caramel sauce
• 10 soft caramel candies (I used Werther's)
• 2 tbsp (30ml) heavy cream
• 1 generous pinch fine sea salt