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

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)