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In a double boiler pan (or Wilton candy warmer), heat the red candy melts under medium heat. Stir occasionally until melted and smooth.
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Place 2 tablespoons of the melted red candy into each of the cookie molds.
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Place an Oreo cookie on top of the melted red chocolate.
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Cover up each Oreo cookie with additional melted red chocolate, up to the top of each mold.
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Chill for 45 minutes to allow the red chocolate to completely harden.
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Unwrap the white Airhead candies. With a kitchen scissors, cut each piece in half. Then, cut all of the pieces in half, lengthwise. You should have 8 pieces (4 from each candy). Set aside.
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For the eyes, cut out 8 small circles from each blue Airheads piece for a total of 16 circles. Set aside.
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Unwrap the yellow taffy candies and place on a hard surface . Using a rolling pin, press down firmly on each taffy piece to flatten.
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Cut out 16 small lightning bolts and 4 large lightning bolts from the flattened taffy. You may find it easier to use a small scissors instead of a knife but either way works. Lay the lightning bolts on a tray lined with wax or parchment paper and chill for 15 minutes to harden the taffy.
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Remove the chilled Oreos from the refrigerator and gently pop them
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out of their molds. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax or parchment paper.
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For the windshield, apply icing to the back of each white airhead piece and place across 8 of the Oreos. You may have to cut the ends a bit to fit the length of each cookie.
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For the eyes, dab a small amount of icing on the back of two blue airhead circles and place on each windshield. Pipe black icing in the middle of each eye for the pupils.
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Apply icing to the back of the small lightning bolts and attach to each side of the 8 Lightning McQueen cookies.
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Pipe a smile with the black icing gel towards the bottom of each cookie.
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Apply icing to the back of the 4 large lightning bolts and place on top of the 4 remaining Oreos.
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ENJOY!