CRUST:

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
pinch of salt

BROWNIE:

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large cold eggs
1 cup flour

TOPPING:

4 cups large marshmallows

position a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat oven to 325°. line an 8″x8″ square baking pan with foil so it hangs over the edges by about 1″.

FOR THE CRUST: lightly butter the foil with some of the melted butter. stir the rest of the butter together with the crumbs, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan. bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

meanwhile, make the brownies. put the butter and chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. melt in the microwave on 75% power for 2 minutes. stir, and microwave again until completely melted, about 2 minutes more. (alternately, put the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl. bring a saucepan filled with 1″ or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl on the pan without touching the water. stir occasionally until melted.) stir the light brown and white sugars, vanilla and salt into the melted chocolate. add the eggs and beat vigorously to make a thick and glossy batter. add the flour and stir until just incorporated.

pour batter into the prepared pan. bake until the top is crispy and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean, with a few crumbs, about 40-45 minutes.

remove from the oven and carefully position a rack about 6″ from the broiler and preheat om LOW. layer marshmallows across the top and toast under the broiler until golden, (KEEP AN EYE ON IT! IT CAN GO QUICK!), about 2 minutes. cool on a rack, gently removing the brownies from the pan using the aluminum flaps. carefully separate any marshmallow from the foil. cut ino 12 (2″) squares.