I have 50 fall leaf cookies to ice and I am unsure how to get the multi colors without first piping a border.I don't want a border.Can I flat dip them? just put 3-4 colors ontop and swirl it around.Any ideas??
Laurel 
When I make mine, I pipe a border of my main color and then use icing that is just a bit thinner to fill in with the colors I want. The thinner icing spreads well and you can't really tell there is a border when it's dry--and no icing spills over the edge.
Good luck.
-allison
What kind of multi-colors are you trying to get?
I just started making iced cookies tonight, so take this for what it's worth, but I simply used the thinned icing, did a quick border, and filled in. For the cookies that had other colors 'pulled' into them, I put the other color in the middle, and used a toothpick to pull it through the first color. Not sure if this helps at all, but hey, I had fun doing leaves tonight. They're in my photos. 
Doni
you can see the border on my cookies, but you can't even see it on doni's. nice job doni
Thank you! Beginner's luck. 
Your's are GORGEOUS! I love your colors!!!! That's what I was trying to do. Guess I'll just have to make more cookies tomorrow, and play... er... I mean... work some more!
okay... And now, I'll stop highjacking this thread! Sorry about that! 
You could also use RBC instead, and then just dab on some food color all over- will have a more spotted and mottled effect- sorry- don't have any to share- but that's the plan in my head for the leaves I plan to do. Doni and kneadacookie- great job!!
you can see the border on my cookies, but you can't even see it on doni's. nice job doni
I love your cookies and the color transitions-- how did you do that?!?! they are beautiful!! I would really love to do that! Please share your talent!!
check out the fall leaf cookies in the cookie club September thread... there are some really great ones!
sorry laurel...i didn't mean to hijack your thread. there really are some great cookies in the september cookie club thread
you could just go the lazy route (like me lol) and cover them in MMF and paint em' they're very easy just go back and forth with one color around the edge of the cookies and then keep layering the colors as you move toward the center of the cookie overlapping each color slightly onto the one before very easy and surprisingly quick and you don't have to wait so long for them to dry before bagging them up ( I'm so terrible at plan ahead projects lol)
you could just go the lazy route (like me lol) and cover them in MMF and paint em' they're very easy just go back and forth with one color around the edge of the cookies and then keep layering the colors as you move toward the center of the cookie overlapping each color slightly onto the one before very easy and surprisingly quick and you don't have to wait so long for them to dry before bagging them up ( I'm so terrible at plan ahead projects lol)
What did you use to paint with? Is it just straight gel color or did you dilute it with something? Your cookies look great!
Another easy thing you can do is use 3 or 4 colors of MMF--red, yellow, orange-knead them together a little bit and they will look like fall-colored leaves--I just did this last weekend, and neglected to take a picture, but they looked cool. Somewhere on here there is a thread that inspired me called something like "I love MMF for cookies".... wish I'd saved it somewhere! It was so easy and looked so good Here's the link http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-544083.htmlood!
I have been really lazy and just used MMF that had been marbled with 3 fall colors. They turned out really great. Sorry no pics.
KHalstead Where did you get you packaging?
it's just the regular ol' cello (plastic lol I don't think they're REAL cello) bags made by wilton and I just get scrapbooking paper this particular paper came from A.C. Moore and then I cut it to the size I need, fold it over the bag and staple a couple times quick and easy!!
All of the cookies on this thread are beautiful
I did some a couple of years ago and the way i iced them was with poured fondant that I had marbled and then poured on, they turned out really pretty but I don't have any pictures of them 
But this is a method somebody might like to try!
Jibbies
KHalstead your cookies are awesome!! I am going to have to try that.
Here's my input: I have used the mmf and royal icing and then used petal dusts of all the different colors and brushed them all over in patches, that looked really good. I have also used the royal icing and then used the sprays either from wilton in red, yellow, orange and green. Or if you are lucky enough to have an airbrush (I am not) that would be even better. Just spray them randomly around on the leaf. Either way, when you are done just pipe on the leaf outline and/or veins if you want and they are done. Turned out cute but I don't have pictures unfortunately.
Just some ideas for ya! HTH.
All of the cookies on this thread are beautiful! I am planning on making some cookies this weekend (i'm a beginner) and might have some questions for you all. I hope you don't mind.
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