All aboard!  Whether you make our candy-coated train with just your kids or host a gathering of family and friends, this sweet choo-choo -- complete with a coal car that serves as a candy dish -- is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. It's built with our favorite tasty and durable gingerbread, and we've provided online templates to make cutting out the pieces a snap. Get started with recipes for Gingerbread Dough and Royal Icing.

Then follow our simple step-by-step photos to build and decorate the engine car, coal and lumber cars, and caboose.