Struffoli aka Honey Balls

So every year during Christmas time, my grandmother makes Struffoli (honey balls). I love love love love love these and you will too! I definitely will be making this a Christmas tradition with my hubby to be soon and my children that I will have in the future.

Ingredients

6 eggs
1 cup sugar
 2 sticks of butter room temp
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla 
2 tablespoon baking powder
1 tsp salt
 vegetable oil for frying
1 pound honey 
1 small jar sprinkles

Directions 

1. Whisk eggs very well. Beat sugar into eggs. 
2. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. 
3. Rub butter into the flour with your hands.
4. Add vanilla to the sugar/egg mixture. Put mixture the into a mixer and mix and slowly add the flour/butter mixture. 
5. Let dough rest in a cool dry place for at least 30 minutes.
6. Divide dough into fourths. Roll out the dough in sections. Cut dough into 1/2-inch strips and cut 1/2-inch pieces from the strips. Place the 1/2-inch squares onto a baking pan. Make each 1/2 inch piece into balls about the size of a hazelnut.
7. Put vegetable oil into a large pan. When hot, fry small quantities of the dough balls in the oil until golden brown.
8. Place the balls onto a baking pan lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil. When all dough is fried, let cool to room temperature.
9. In a saucepan, heat the honey add small quantities of the fried dough to the pan. Stir lightly.
10. Remove from saucepan and place back on the baking pan and sprinkle with candy sprinkles.