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Q. "I need the BEST cookie exchange cookie recipe that ever was. :) I love to make cookies, but I need something unique, really tasty, and one that will help me win first place!"
-- The Deegans

Liz T.'s A. Good luck in your quest to find the perfect cookie for the contest. I hope all goes well for you. Please let us know what you decide on ultimately and give us the recipe.
I too am a cookie afficiando. Waffle Iron cookies are always fun and different. Here is a link to a recipe: http://www.bry-backmanor.org/picturerecipe15.html

Ice Box Cookies are tons of work, but they look gorgeous and have an old-fashioned buttery taste. If you are artistic, you will have a blast making them! They are definitly some of the fanciest cookies out there, and I am a huge fan. There are dozens of variations, from chocolate to butterscotch. You can make them look like a checker board, or a bull's eye, or slowly mix together different colors for tiger stripes. Martha Stewart's recipe has great instructions and pics, and people have had a lot of success with it. Here is a link to Martha Stewart's ice box cookie recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=02164679e8b0f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

If you want to go the easy route, my absolute favorite cookie is the Ooey Gooey Butter bars recipe. Find the original recipe here and several ideas to switch it up at: http://tastethisliz.blogspot.com/2008/08/gooey-buttercake.html
Though it is not unique, there are endless ways you can spice up these cookie bars. My favorite, and unique, way to prepare it is Chocolate Berry Marble:

Crust
1 Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Stick Melted Butter
1 Egg

Mix ingredients together in a mixer, it will be very thick. Press into a lightly greased 9X13 pan.

Topping
1 package softened cream cheese
1 Stick Melted Butter
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
Frozen raspberries or strawberries blended with powdered sugar in the blender or food processor and strained

Cream the creamcheese and melted butter with a whip attachment until it is smooth and the whip leaves tracks. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue creaming. Then add the 2 eggs one at a time. Reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture. Pour the rest over the previously made crust. Add the cocoa powder to the reserved mixture. Put the cocoa mixture in small dabs over the top and then use a knife to swirl it in a pretty design. Then repeat with the berry mixture.

Bake in a 350○ oven for 35 to 50 minutes. It should be slightly jiggly in the middle like Jell-o