Nut Cookies

1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. lemon juice

Cream butter, add sugar and eggs well beaten. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add first mixture; then add nuts and flavoring. Drop from spoon on an unbuttered baking sheet, leaving an inch space between them. Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees). This will make two dozen cookies.