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6 Northern Virginia Shops Serving Up Holiday Doughnuts

If you’re craving peppermint or gingerbread treats, you’ll want to stop by one of these local shops.

By Kate Oczypok December 12, 2025 at 7:00 am

In recent years, doughnut shops have been taking their creations to the next level, creating elaborate versions of classic flavors or new flavors altogether. Here are six local shops offering holiday doughnuts perfect for your next festive get-together — or to treat yourself to a merry little pick-me-up.

Good Company Doughnuts & Café

This family-owned DMV doughnut shop offers 10 different holiday flavors. They include a peppermint hot chocolate yeast doughnut topped with a peppermint ganache drizzle and filled with chocolate pastry cream. And an orange gingerbread doughnut with an adorable mini gingerbread person on top. multiple area locations

6 holiday donuts from Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe — *Courtesy Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe*

Yoder’s Dutch Delights

If you grew up devouring Little Debbie Christmas tree cakes this time of year, then you’ll love this Amish-owned doughnut shop’s flavor. The doughnut is vanilla frosted and topped with sprinkles and crumbles of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. For chocolate lovers, there’s a hot cocoa doughnut on the menu topped with marshmallows and a candy cane. 9145 Manassas Dr., Manassas Park

Krispy Kreme

The doughnut chain is partnering with Peanuts to feature five different donuts inspired by the characters. The Snoopy Cookies & Kreme, Charlie Brown Ornament, Christmas Wreath, and Santa Belly flavor are for sale. As are the classic chocolate iced with holiday sprinkles, all available through December 24. multiple are locations

Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken

Astro Doughnuts’ holiday offerings are decadent, with flavors like jelly, red velvet, s’mores and Christmas cookie (complete with an actual miniature Christmas cookie on top). There is also a Hannukkah mini box available with donuts decorated with dreidel accents and chocolate coins. The pastries are available for pre-order and online throughout December. 4001 Campbell Ave., Arlington; 1308 G St., NW, Washington, DC

Dough Lab Loudoun

This self-proclaimed “small but mighty” doughnut shop in Loudoun is offering holiday doughnut flavors throughout the month. Recent ones on the rotation include a peppermint mocha doughnut and gingerbread doughnut. 21426 Epicerie Plaza, Ste. 180, Sterling

Duck Donuts

The choose-your-own adventure type of doughnut shop (you can pick your own coatings, toppings, and drizzles) offers a seasonal set of options all specializing in Christmas cookies. There’s the snowball with powdered sugar and vanilla cream, classic gingerbread with festive sprinkles, and a chocolate Christmas cookie with holiday sprinkles. Multiple area locations

Feature image of Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken courtesy Scott Suchman

Kate Oczypok

Contributing Writer

Kate Oczypok has been a freelance writer since 2011, and is proud to be a regular contributor to Northern Virginia Magazine in digital and print since 2020. Her bylines have appeared in The New York Times, People.com, Better Homes and Gardens, and locally The Georgetowner and Washingtonian Magazine, among others. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism from American University and a M.Ed. in Education from Penn State. She also teaches virtual piano lessons in the after school hours and does portrait photography on weekends.