No Chill Gingerbread Cookies with Stout and Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: No Chill Gingerbread Cookies with Stout and Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 ½ tbsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; pinch cardamom; pinch freshly ground black pepper; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional); 1/4 tsp salt; ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened); 1 cup brown sugar ( packed); 1 large egg; 3 tbsp stout beer (see note); 1/3 cup dark molasses; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 8 oz cream cheese (softened); 16 oz powdered sugar ((one 1-lb. box)); 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; salt (to taste)