diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookPage.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookPage.vue
index 36bceb9db..222419008 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookPage.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { useLazyRecipes } from "~/composables/recipes";
 import RecipeCardSection from "@/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeCardSection.vue";
-import { useCookbook, useCookbooks } from "~/composables/use-group-cookbooks";
+import { useCookbookStore } from "~/composables/store/use-cookbook-store";
+import { useCookbook } from "~/composables/use-group-cookbooks";
 import { useLoggedInState } from "~/composables/use-logged-in-state";
 import type { RecipeCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
 import CookbookEditor from "~/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookEditor.vue";
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
     const { recipes, appendRecipes, assignSorted, removeRecipe, replaceRecipes } = useLazyRecipes(isOwnGroup.value ? null : groupSlug.value);
     const slug = route.params.slug as string;
     const { getOne } = useCookbook(isOwnGroup.value ? null : groupSlug.value);
-    const { actions } = useCookbooks();
+    const { actions } = useCookbookStore();
     const router = useRouter();
 
     const tab = ref(null);
diff --git a/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue b/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
index c4db3a55f..21476bb24 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Layout/DefaultLayout.vue
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 import { useLoggedInState } from "~/composables/use-logged-in-state";
 import type { SideBarLink } from "~/types/application-types";
 import { useAppInfo } from "~/composables/api";
-import { useCookbooks, usePublicCookbooks } from "~/composables/use-group-cookbooks";
 import { useCookbookPreferences } from "~/composables/use-users/preferences";
+import { useCookbookStore, usePublicCookbookStore } from "~/composables/store/use-cookbook-store";
 import { useHouseholdStore, usePublicHouseholdStore } from "~/composables/store/use-household-store";
 import { useToggleDarkMode } from "~/composables/use-utils";
 import type { ReadCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
@@ -136,9 +136,15 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
     const isAdmin = computed(() => $auth.user.value?.admin);
     const route = useRoute();
     const groupSlug = computed(() => route.params.groupSlug as string || $auth.user.value?.groupSlug || "");
-    const { cookbooks } = isOwnGroup.value ? useCookbooks() : usePublicCookbooks(groupSlug.value || "");
 
     const cookbookPreferences = useCookbookPreferences();
+    const { store: cookbooks, actions: cookbooksActions } = isOwnGroup.value ? useCookbookStore() : usePublicCookbookStore(groupSlug.value || "");
+    onMounted(() => {
+      if (!cookbooks.value.length) {
+        cookbooksActions.refresh();
+      }
+    });
+
     const { store: households } = isOwnGroup.value ? useHouseholdStore() : usePublicHouseholdStore(groupSlug.value || "");
 
     const householdsById = computed(() => {
@@ -172,10 +178,6 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
 
     const currentUserHouseholdId = computed(() => $auth.user.value?.householdId);
     const cookbookLinks = computed<SideBarLink[]>(() => {
-      if (!cookbooks.value || !households.value) {
-        return [];
-      }
-
       const sortedCookbooks = [...cookbooks.value].sort((a, b) => (a.position || 0) - (b.position || 0));
 
       const ownLinks: SideBarLink[] = [];
diff --git a/frontend/composables/store/use-cookbook-store.ts b/frontend/composables/store/use-cookbook-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34e7522a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/composables/store/use-cookbook-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { useReadOnlyStore, useStore } from "../partials/use-store-factory";
+import type { RecipeCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
+import { usePublicExploreApi, useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
+
+const store: Ref<RecipeCookBook[]> = ref([]);
+const loading = ref(false);
+const publicLoading = ref(false);
+
+export const useCookbookStore = function () {
+  const api = useUserApi();
+  return useStore<RecipeCookBook>(store, loading, api.cookbooks);
+};
+
+export const usePublicCookbookStore = function (groupSlug: string) {
+  const api = usePublicExploreApi(groupSlug).explore;
+  return useReadOnlyStore<RecipeCookBook>(store, publicLoading, api.cookbooks);
+};
diff --git a/frontend/composables/use-group-cookbooks.ts b/frontend/composables/use-group-cookbooks.ts
index 92dd86961..0cdeee82a 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/use-group-cookbooks.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/use-group-cookbooks.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { useAsyncKey } from "./use-utils";
 import { usePublicExploreApi } from "./api/api-client";
-import { useHouseholdSelf } from "./use-households";
 import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
-import type { ReadCookBook, UpdateCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
-
-let cookbookStore: Ref<ReadCookBook[] | null> | null = null;
 
 export const useCookbook = function (publicGroupSlug: string | null = null) {
   function getOne(id: string | number) {
@@ -22,149 +18,3 @@ export const useCookbook = function (publicGroupSlug: string | null = null) {
 
   return { getOne };
 };
-
-export const usePublicCookbooks = function (groupSlug: string) {
-  const api = usePublicExploreApi(groupSlug).explore;
-  const loading = ref(false);
-
-  const actions = {
-    getAll() {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data: units } = useAsyncData(useAsyncKey(), async () => {
-        const { data } = await api.cookbooks.getAll(1, -1, { orderBy: "position", orderDirection: "asc" });
-
-        if (data) {
-          return data.items;
-        }
-        else {
-          return null;
-        }
-      });
-
-      loading.value = false;
-      return units;
-    },
-    async refreshAll() {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.getAll(1, -1, { orderBy: "position", orderDirection: "asc" });
-
-      if (data && data.items && cookbookStore) {
-        cookbookStore.value = data.items;
-      }
-
-      loading.value = false;
-    },
-    flushStore() {
-      cookbookStore = null;
-    },
-  };
-
-  if (!cookbookStore) {
-    cookbookStore = actions.getAll();
-  }
-
-  return { cookbooks: cookbookStore, actions };
-};
-
-export const useCookbooks = function () {
-  const api = useUserApi();
-  const { household } = useHouseholdSelf();
-  const loading = ref(false);
-
-  const i18n = useI18n();
-
-  const actions = {
-    getAll() {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data: units } = useAsyncData(useAsyncKey(), async () => {
-        const { data } = await api.cookbooks.getAll(1, -1, { orderBy: "position", orderDirection: "asc" });
-
-        if (data) {
-          return data.items;
-        }
-        else {
-          return null;
-        }
-      });
-
-      loading.value = false;
-      return units;
-    },
-    async refreshAll() {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.getAll(1, -1, { orderBy: "position", orderDirection: "asc" });
-
-      if (data && data.items && cookbookStore) {
-        cookbookStore.value = data.items;
-      }
-
-      loading.value = false;
-    },
-    async createOne(name: string | null = null) {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.createOne({
-        name: name || i18n.t("cookbook.household-cookbook-name", [household.value?.name || "", String((cookbookStore?.value?.length ?? 0) + 1)]) as string,
-        position: (cookbookStore?.value?.length ?? 0) + 1,
-        queryFilterString: "",
-      });
-      if (data && cookbookStore?.value) {
-        cookbookStore.value.push(data);
-      }
-      else {
-        this.refreshAll();
-      }
-
-      loading.value = false;
-      return data;
-    },
-    async updateOne(updateData: UpdateCookBook) {
-      if (!updateData.id) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.updateOne(updateData.id, updateData);
-      if (data && cookbookStore?.value) {
-        this.refreshAll();
-      }
-      loading.value = false;
-      return data;
-    },
-
-    async updateOrder(cookbooks: ReadCookBook[]) {
-      if (!cookbooks?.length) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      loading.value = true;
-
-      cookbooks.forEach((element, index) => {
-        element.position = index + 1;
-      });
-
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.updateAll(cookbooks);
-
-      if (data && cookbookStore?.value) {
-        this.refreshAll();
-      }
-
-      loading.value = true;
-    },
-    async deleteOne(id: string | number) {
-      loading.value = true;
-      const { data } = await api.cookbooks.deleteOne(id);
-      if (data && cookbookStore?.value) {
-        this.refreshAll();
-      }
-    },
-    flushStore() {
-      cookbookStore = null;
-    },
-  };
-
-  if (!cookbookStore) {
-    cookbookStore = actions.getAll();
-  }
-
-  return { cookbooks: cookbookStore, actions };
-};
diff --git a/frontend/pages/g/[groupSlug]/cookbooks/index.vue b/frontend/pages/g/[groupSlug]/cookbooks/index.vue
index a057bfe1d..6dfc3554e 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/g/[groupSlug]/cookbooks/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/g/[groupSlug]/cookbooks/index.vue
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { VueDraggable } from "vue-draggable-plus";
-import { useCookbooks } from "@/composables/use-group-cookbooks";
+import { useCookbookStore } from "~/composables/store/use-cookbook-store";
 import { useHouseholdSelf } from "@/composables/use-households";
 import CookbookEditor from "~/components/Domain/Cookbook/CookbookEditor.vue";
-import type { ReadCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
+import type { CreateCookBook, ReadCookBook } from "~/lib/api/types/cookbook";
 import { useCookbookPreferences } from "~/composables/use-users/preferences";
 
 export default defineNuxtComponent({
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
     });
 
     const $auth = useMealieAuth();
-    const { cookbooks: allCookbooks, actions } = useCookbooks();
+    const { store: allCookbooks, actions } = useCookbookStore();
 
     // Make a local reactive copy of myCookbooks
     const myCookbooks = ref<ReadCookBook[]>([]);
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ export default defineNuxtComponent({
         household.value?.name || "",
         String((myCookbooks.value?.length ?? 0) + 1),
       ]) as string;
-      await actions.createOne(name).then((cookbook) => {
+
+      const data = { name } as CreateCookBook;
+      await actions.createOne(data).then((cookbook) => {
         if (!cookbook) {
           return;
         }